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post #361 of 509
11/17/11 at 10:27am
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Originally Posted by Birdboy48 View Post

Really, they made another batch, and in spite of it's well known popularity, they made so little of it that it sold out in just a few hours ?

Just like most other companies, they have no real interest in making money, I guess.

Maybe this stuff really does take a long time to make due to the "aged in oak barrels" thing.

I want more pure malt too, but I don't want Thierry Mugler taking short cuts either. I got some from the September release and it was the same high quality as the earlier releases.
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post #362 of 509
11/17/11 at 10:35am
I had an opportunity to purchase this AM (thanks to this thread) but passed on it (very tempted though). I like PM a lot but I don't find it to be a scent that I can wear on most occasions. Maybe it's a gourmand thing.
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post #363 of 509
11/17/11 at 10:49am
That's disappointing, wanted to grab a bottle of this. Don't really understand why they are so averse to selling this in reasonable quantities.
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post #364 of 509
11/17/11 at 10:57am
Maybe as someone said, ingredients need time. Just like wine and scotch distributors only have a certain lot for each year. Who knows.

Even with the mania on basenotes for PM, I'm sure a-men outsells PM 100:1 so in the big scheme of things its not like Mulger is getting killed by not releasing this more widely.
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post #365 of 509
11/17/11 at 5:11pm
What about Pure Coffee? Is it aged in barrels too? If not, he should make that a permanent fragrance in the A*Men line.
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post #366 of 509
11/17/11 at 5:16pm
Wait, do they claim it is literally aged in barrels? I always thought they just pumped some different aromachemicals into the mix to make Pure Malt. I have a hard time believing that there are actual casks and aging involved.
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post #367 of 509
11/17/11 at 5:17pm
yeah they actually claim that on their website.
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post #368 of 509
11/17/11 at 10:15pm
I highly doubt it's actually aged in the barrels, sometimes you just gotta play along with that stuff.

I really hope they re-release Pure Coffee though, I've only got about 50ml left!
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post #369 of 509
11/18/11 at 11:54am
if pure malt was aged and all that why is it $10 cheaper then Havana and $20 cheaper then the chili pepper one? I highly doubt it needs to be aged and only 100 bottles at a time...

weird they did pure malt again and not pure coffee yet. my 3 bottles of PM says ready to be shipped! wooohooo! I do like PM the best out of them all. now I have enough for a couple years!
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post #370 of 509
11/18/11 at 6:39pm
Yeah, that Pure Malt re-release came out of nowhere. I don't even think there were rumors about it this time.
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post #371 of 509
11/18/11 at 7:45pm
I really wish I hadn't read this thread (lol). Now I'm killing myself that I missed this
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post #372 of 509
11/19/11 at 4:22pm
anyone looking for pure malt - i have a spare bottle , new . pm me if you wantt to purchase it this is my last bottle so just you know .
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post #373 of 509
11/19/11 at 4:39pm
screwdriver-your gonna get banned dude.
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post #374 of 509
11/19/11 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by screwdriver View Post

anyone looking for pure malt - i have a spare bottle , new . pm me if you wantt to purchase it this is my last bottle so just you know .

This thing... Don't do it.
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post #375 of 509
1/17/12 at 3:43pm
Ok, today I received my sample of Pure Malt from the Perfume Court... Finally got to sample this fragrance... so far this smells to me like Angel Man toned down with a touch of whiskey... very nice! Let's wait and see how this develop... but so far, it's very nice... but i was expecting much more from this fragrance since it's very popular and rare now...
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post #376 of 509
1/17/12 at 4:22pm
I have owned a few bottles in the past. Every once in a while Thierry Mugler would put it up on their website and I would purchase. Even though I like the fragrance a lot I don't think it is worth all of the love that it is getting. I really enjoy the boozy opening but it does dry down to a very generic vanilla dry down. To my nose this is not worth paying niche prices for. None of the Pure series is worth what people are willing to pay on ebay and sale forums. I want to try Pure Havane, but I am scared that I would like it and have to overpay for another Thierry Mugler scent.
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post #377 of 509
1/17/12 at 4:26pm
Still would like to try it... hoping I get lucky when they list it on their site again.
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post #378 of 509
1/17/12 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by jeightseven View Post

Still would like to try it... hoping I get lucky when they list it on their site again.

They just made it available at the end of last year. They are probably not going to make it available for quite some time. It is in your best interest to purchase some samples from the perfume court so this hype monster could slowly die.
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post #379 of 509
1/17/12 at 5:01pm
IMO one of the better flankers out there.
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post #380 of 509
1/17/12 at 5:06pm
Nothing original, smells okay. Much better frags on the market with similar vibes.
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post #381 of 509
1/17/12 at 5:11pm
I own both and enjoy both. If I had to choose one, I'd go with Pure Havane. I love the cherry tobacco, chocolate blend. Nice stuff.
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post #382 of 509
1/17/12 at 5:27pm
Never tried pure havane but I like pure malt waaay more than A*men
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post #383 of 509
1/17/12 at 7:48pm
+1 for pure havane being better than pure malt.
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post #384 of 509
1/17/12 at 7:51pm
If you like the idea, but not the boozy note, there is the much cheaper Enrico Sebastiano Fine Cologne. With than one, you get spice and lime, with a hint of woods, before going into a very similar base.
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post #385 of 509
1/17/12 at 8:15pm
The biggest difference between Pure Malt and the original A*men is that Pure Malt is much much smoother than A*men... you don't get that harsh top note like A*men, and the whiskey note blends in very nice... I am not sure why Theirry Mugler pulled this one off the market? Why is he making this a Limited Edition, when so many people love this one? Makes no sense....
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post #386 of 509
1/17/12 at 8:28pm
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Originally Posted by change1 View Post

The biggest difference between Pure Malt and the original A*men is that Pure Malt is much much smoother than A*men... you don't get that harsh top note like A*men, and the whiskey note blends in very nice... I am not sure why Theirry Mugler pulled this one off the market? Why is he making this a Limited Edition, when so many people love this one? Makes no sense....

Completely Agree. Love pure malt
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post #387 of 509
1/18/12 at 4:03pm
Still have yet to get my nose on this one
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post #388 of 509
1/19/12 at 7:20pm
Just got my full bottle of this...it smells way different then A*men than I thought it would be. The dry down I can see being similar but the start is very fruity, maybe a little boozy too. But it smells REALLY good to me. I'm a new huge fan.
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post #389 of 509
1/19/12 at 8:39pm
First time i smelled this, I thought it was something that you would think is popular and smelled before since it was so nice.
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post #390 of 509
1/19/12 at 9:28pm
There is nothing - NOTHING on the market that smells close to this. The other A*Men of course resemble this, especially in the opening but in the drydrown this is in a league of its own.

My go-to for winter and I'm looking forward to when the temp drops and I can bring this baby out again!
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post #391 of 509
1/21/12 at 2:19am
Hey guys is it me or is there a slight difference between the 09 version and 2010 pure malt? mid and dry down is the same but the start up seems a slight difference.
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post #392 of 509
1/21/12 at 2:55am
I haven't heard of any differences from others on this forum, but I'm not sure.
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post #393 of 509
1/21/12 at 5:50am
Ok were gonna do this now? Batch variation -- the essense of basenotes!
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post #394 of 509
1/21/12 at 6:32am
Excellent.
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post #395 of 509
1/21/12 at 2:17pm
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Originally Posted by PureEclipse View Post

Hey guys is it me or is there a slight difference between the 09 version and 2010 pure malt? mid and dry down is the same but the start up seems a slight difference.

This has to stop! Creed has some noticeable differences but that is the only house that I have experienced significant differences with some of their fragrances from year to year. I am not so sure about batch to batch.
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post #396 of 509
1/21/12 at 2:31pm
No difference whatsoever.
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post #397 of 509
1/21/12 at 2:33pm
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Delete Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #398 of 509
1/21/12 at 2:35pm
Hmm so I guess the heat during shipment caused it to change during the summer. I remember when I opened the package it was red hot and notice it didn't smell the same as the other pure malt I have. To be honest it smelt more sweeter and stronger and not as smooth.
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post #399 of 509
1/21/12 at 3:14pm
i have a regular bottle and a tester and didnt notice differences in each upon receiving them
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post #400 of 509
1/24/12 at 7:48am
Just got 5ml decant of Pure Malt and as an variation on A-Men is fairly good one, but that still don't make it top notch fragrance.

I saw some ridiculously high prices asked for this one and I am inclined to think it is only because most of the fragrance lovers followed the hype and didn't try sample first.

If this one is in the mass production I don't think they could ask more than $60-$70 for 100ml and after the market would have got saturated you could get it in a gift set for the same price.

Question is why did you pay $60+ for this fragrance (if you did). Is it beacuse it is not in mass production and it is hard to get ti or you really think it is worth it.

At the end I am glad that I tried it and I am now done with whole Muggler A men line. Not my cup of tea.
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post #401 of 509
1/24/12 at 7:51am
I think that it's one you either love at first smell or dislike rather quickly. I'm in the first group.
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post #402 of 509
1/24/12 at 7:52am
I paid over $60 for this because it can easily be sold back for more due to availability and hype. It holds a high value plus its a great scent.
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post #403 of 509
1/24/12 at 7:52am
Personally, I think it's the best gourmand there is.
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post #404 of 509
1/24/12 at 7:53am
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Personally, I think it's the best gourmand there is.

agreed.
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post #405 of 509
1/24/12 at 8:56am
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I think that it's one you either love at first smell or dislike rather quickly. I'm in the first group.

Neither love, Neither dislike it. I am just plainly indifferent to this scent. I don't see any value in owning this one.
As for the gourmand scents that most of the basenotes crowd knows about, Chergui is way much better than this one and New Haarlem as a matter of fact.
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post #406 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:19am
I do like it, I alway spray some on every time I go to my friends. But I think there's a reason why I keep going back to the original the one that started this hype A*Men.
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post #407 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:31am
I think it is a great scent but IMO there are much better gourmand's out there than this one for the same or less money.
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post #408 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:40am
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Originally Posted by MJM_77 View Post

I think it is a great scent but IMO there are much better gourmand's out there than this one for the same or less money.

what do you recommend in the lower price ranges? I do have au masculin which i like a lot also and rochas to me is just okay.
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post #409 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:46am
Just like any fragrance, it's only worth it if you love the scent.

Prices are a result of supply and demand.

Personally, I think the Pure Malt and Coffee are great... not super versatile but I'm happy to have 'em.
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post #410 of 509
1/24/12 at 10:30am
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what do you recommend in the lower price ranges? I do have au masculin which i like a lot also and rochas to me is just okay.

I actually like some of the Givenchy line... Play, Play Intense, Pi, Gentleman. They have a lot of good inexpensive gourmand scents.
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post #411 of 509
1/24/12 at 10:42am
Pure Malt is way too overrated
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post #412 of 509
1/24/12 at 10:48am
It is a great scent. supply and demand.
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post #413 of 509
1/24/12 at 10:53am
I got this for $125 and I really couldn't be happier. It's one of my favorite scents. I'm sure part of the reason I was willing to pay that much was that I love collecting things, especially if they're hard to find...but the scent lives up to my hopes.
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post #414 of 509
1/24/12 at 12:55pm
Good, but not great. Nothing more, nothing less. Never understood the fuss personally.
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post #415 of 509
1/24/12 at 6:11pm
Even though it's over hyped here it's still one of my favs. This was the one that started my obsession with fragrances.
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post #416 of 509
1/24/12 at 7:59pm
It's a nice scent, but overrated. I think the whole mystique about Pure Malt is the fact that it's discontinued. If it was still in production, not nearly as much people would give a damn.
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post #417 of 509
1/24/12 at 8:03pm
It's simultaneously a very nice fragrance and overrated. I can understand why so many people love it but I'd never pay some of the high prices being asked.
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post #418 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:24pm
Not looking to hijack the topic at hand but, is there some certainty or even an ETA on when Pure Malt or the other much-ballyhooed (sorry, just always wanted to use that word ) flankers will be re-released or re-re-re-released?? I'm a bit new to the TM line so, I don't fully understand the company's M.O. re: these flankers - seems like it's the ol' OPEC school of limited supply game. And it sounds like when/if they re-appear it may only be via the official TM website...thanks in advance for any enlightenment.
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post #419 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:28pm
I don't think it's overrated , as i have never smelled anything quite like it . Add to the fact that it smells realllyy good !
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post #420 of 509
1/24/12 at 9:29pm
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Even though it's over hyped here it's still one of my favs. This was the one that started my obsession with fragrances.

Me as well... not sure if that has been a good or bad thing?!?! Have probably spent over $1500 since my 1st bottle of Pure Malt.
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