A*Men Pure Malt

Thierry Mugler Pure Malt EDT opens with a moderate projection of boozy, sweet, citrus, and coffee notes. The opening is bold, aromatic, unique, delectable, and intense. The citrus, fruity, whiskey, and coffee are the opening noticeable notes. The fruity note comes up as a fruity candy sweet note as opposed to natural fruits. The malt and whiskey are prominent, and further grow as the fragrance dries down, their alcoholic, and boozy nature give the fragrance a unique style, bold, and casual. The bergamot and orange add a sharp, citrusy sweet note but are short-lived, both, but particularly the bergamot, start dissipating soon after the fragrance is applied. The coffee is also noticeable, a blond and delectable touch that contributes mostly as a projecting accord. As the fragrance moves towards its dry down, the amber, musk, and vanilla start developing, adding their sweet notes and making the fragrance feel dry; simultaneously, the patchouli, musk, and cedar develop as support notes adding a light green, musky and fresh woody touch. The musk is inoffensive, it just improves the sharpness and projection of the fragrance. The fragrance has a few but noticeable opening to dry down changes, the opening is fresh, citrusy, boozy, fruity sweet, moist, and with a noticeable coffee note. As time passes, the amber and vanilla turn the fragrance dry and very projecting. The last noticeable change has to do with the initial projection which takes a step up to strong. Once Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt EDT has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a strong projection, sweet vanilla, amber, boozy, malt, whiskey, and coffee fragrance with and green and musky accords. The fragrance feels ambery, bold, boozy, candy-sweet, casual, comforting, delectable, dense, delicious, dry, exotic, expensive, fruity, gourmand, high-quality, imposing, inviting, long-lasting, masculine, modern, natural, nicely-blended, nocturnal, persistent, playful, resinous, rich, seductive, sweet, warm, wild, and very pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 (#0835121). WOW RATING: 10/10. An impressive, sweet, malt, whiskey, and coffee fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 1/10. The boozy and sweet notes are prominent. UNIQUENESS: 10/10. The combination of these notes and the resulting scent are unique. MASS APPEAL: 7/10. The sweet notes will catch many followers. PROJECTION: 5/10. Good, about 5 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 6/10. Very good, about 6 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 7/10. Excellent, about 7 hours, it projects well for over 4 hours. SEASONS: Winter, spring, fall, colder days, nighttime, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Outdoor gatherings, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating, clubbing. VERSATILITY: 6/10. A great fragrance for casual and clubbing wear. GENDER: Masculine, its boozy tones give the fragrance a masculine character. AGES: 20 and above. RECOMMENDATION: Thierry Mugler Pure Malt can be found for about $80. It is a fantastic sweet, boozy, and coffee fragrance with excellent performance. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main notes. SIMILAR: These are examples of fragrances in the same genre. • Bentley for Men Intense EDP is a superb, strong, boozy rum, smokey incense, woody, leathery, resinous, spicy, and green fragrance. • Carolina Herrera CH Prive EDT features whiskey and sweet notes, a great scent. • Giorgio Armani Code Profumo EDP is a very good, intense, sweet, tonka, leather, spicy cardamom, and nutmeg fragrance. • Jesus del Pozo Halloween Man X EDT is a good, sweet tonka, boozy whiskey, coffee, and spicy cinnamon fragrance. • Kilian Black Phantom EDP is a fantastic, intense, delicious coffee, boozy rum, sweet caramel, and dark chocolate fragrance. • Killian Single Malt EDP is a great, sweet, vanilla, fruity plum, boozy whiskey-like, and resinous fragrance. • Lacoste Pour Homme EDT Men is good but very soft, sweet vanilla, rum, cinnamon, pink pepper, and plum fragrance. • Nasomatto Baraonda is a fantastic, intense, slightly sweet, boozy, whiskey, and woody fragrance. • Nishane Fan Your Flames is a great, intense, rum, tobacco, woody, and tonka fragrance. • Pasha De Cartier Parfum is a great, intense, very sweet, resinous, sandalwood, benzoin, tonka, boozy, liquor, musky, ambrocenide, and labdanum fragrance. • Rochas Man EDT is mild, delicious, sweet, coffee, vanilla, and resinous fragrance. • Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt EDT is a fantastic, strong, sweet vanilla, boozy, malt, whiskey, resinous amber, and coffee fragrance. SUMMARY: A strong projection, sweet vanilla, amber, boozy, malt, whiskey, and coffee fragrance with and green and musky accords. The fragrance feels ambery, bold, boozy, candy-sweet, casual, comforting, delectable, dense, delicious, dry, exotic, expensive, fruity, gourmand, high-quality, imposing, inviting, long-lasting, masculine, modern, natural, nicely-blended, nocturnal, persistent, playful, resinous, rich, seductive, sweet, warm, wild, and very pleasant.

Ah, Pure Malt. I've had this bottle for a while, having finally tracked it down from a private seller. Early reformulated "Mugler" version. *Edit: I've since found out, via entirely reputable sources, that most of the A*Men line, Pure Malt included, was never reformulated. Thierry Mugler, Mugler, even Creation - all the same juice.* This one was on my radar for a while. I remember expecting a dark, boozy, whiskey bomb of a scent, and being shocked how...not, it was. Nevertheless, even today, as my tastes adhere heavily towards the niche and indie world of natural perfumery, Pure Malt remains one of my favorite designers. It's insanely fruity. Not in a Skittles way, but the combination of patchouli, fruity notes, and whatever "whiskey" accord is here, lend themself to a really unique take on "fruity". The patchouli is noticeable. It's a clean patchouli, and it's more defined when smelling up close. In the air, the patchouli is more of those "fizzy pop" incense stick patchoulies. The fruitiness trends towards somewhat of an orange creamsicle note, and there's definitely a vanillic base that plays into that. I get somewhat of a rubbery note - not off- putting, but a dense, sweet, clean rubber. As it settles, Pure Malt focuses much more on notes of praline, caramel, and butterscotch. A sweet, candied, almost creamy nuttiness. Maybe this is the "malt" ingredients. Looking at it that way, ome cam draw similarities to a sweet Speyside single malt. It isn't particularly natural smelling, and it's an odd duck for sure, but it's undeniably unique. A tad youthful, but not immature. Playful. This could work well in a club setting, just as much as an upscale gala. Performance is ridiculous. It's loud, projection is far reaching, and longevity is no slouch. It doesn't take much to get the job done. Paired with its quirky, almost 90's vibe, and unique profile, this one is sure to get noticed. Ive been stopped several times wearing this one, by both women and men. Yes, it's discontinued, hard to sample, and the price is going up. No, it won't be for everyone, and I think there's a lot of misunderstanding (due to the name) of what this smells like. At $100 or less, I think this is a worthy addition to any collection, and other than Pure Havane (which is still quite different), I honestly can't think of anything else that smells even remotely similar to this, and for that, I think this deserves a spot in the hall of fame. I adore this one, and it's absolutely worth sampling - if you can. Tldr: Smells like a quirky gay pride parade - fruity, unique, easy to love, and possesses a very individual DNA. Loud, youthful, fruity, but not immature. Very sexy, flamboyant, sweet, and edible. Not dark, dense, and boozy. Can easily wear in the warmer months, clubbing, or dressed (somewhat) up. 10/10. Atomizer: 1/10

YES!!!... It was a LOOOONG time where I did not have this, but kept it on my radar, just kind of thinking that it was gonna be a fragrance that I'd really like, or even love, but I somehow managed to underestimate just how fucking good this stuff is you guys. I have a Thierry Mugler bottle, I haven't checked the batch code or anything, but it's fantastic. This is the kind of fragrance that when you smell it it immediately just improves your mood because it smells so good. Of course, if you don't like this fragrance, you're not only not going to like it but you're going to fucking hate it because of how obnoxiously loud it is. It opens up strong, fruity, boozy, and with an underlying A*Men signature DNA of patchouli, coffee, etc. All of the notes of the original are present, they're just dialed back ever so slightly to make way for the boozy and candied fruits notes that are most dominant here. As someone who absolutely loves A*Men, and also fruity/boozy sweet masculine fragrances, this is such a home run and I don't know why I didn't get it sooner because it really was a "blue chip" fragrance for me. I imagine Pure Havane will be a similar experience. Anyways, as I've described the fragrance, I don't know if I've emphasized enough how well this performs. It's very loud, it projects with the heaviest of projectors I have in my collection, and lasts just as long as well. Perhaps some of my parfum extraits are a bit stronger but not by much. With that said, this one may be too much for office wear or formal wear. If you're going to a casual get together with friends at a bar though, or a club, my god you will be the best smelling guy there. I think this works best in the winter and fall, and at night, but fuck all that wear it when you want. Here in Minnesota you can easily get away with it in the spring and even summer nights, but you do you. It is very masculine, no unisex stuff going on here but ladies if you wanna wear it, go for it. I encourage that shit, I think fundamentalism in fragrances is silly and if you want to wear something masculine you should and the same is true of men who want to wear feminine leaning fragrances. Just go for it if it's in your heart to do so. To cap it off here, this one is beautiful and I recommend it to anybody. Older, young, whatever, this is a fragrance for everybody if you're comfortable with what I've described above. I give it an easy A+.

Launched in 2009, Mugler's A*Men Pure Malt is one of the most iconic editions of the A*Men line and, without a doubt, one of my favorites. Created as a tribute to renowned Scottish whiskies, this perfume evokes all the sophistication of aged barrels, smoke, heat and liquid luxury — translated in an intense, addictive and extremely refined fragrance. Olfactory Pyramid Top notes: Fruits, Orange and Bergamot – a slightly citrusy and sweet opening, with an effervescent and fruity touch. Heart notes: Malt, Whiskey, Patchouli, Coffee and Cedar – here the perfume comes into its own: alcoholic, warm, slightly bitter and resinous, with patchouli and cedar giving depth. Base notes: Peat, Vanilla, Amber and Musk – the base is where the magic happens. Elegant smoke (from the peat), balanced sweetness from the vanilla, a comforting amber and musk that finishes with creaminess. The performance is excellent: Projection: moderate to high in the first 2 hours Standardness: between 8 and 10 hours on the skin Sillage: noticeable and elegant, without being invasive It is a perfume that draws attention without being loud, ideal for those looking for something striking, but with class. Occasions Pure Malt shines on cold nights, dates, special dinners, elegant bars or any occasion in which you want to exude a mysterious and refined air. It is not ideal for hot weather or for casual everyday use, as its proposal is more adult, sensual and alcoholic — it calls for moments that match its complexity. Final considerations A*Men Pure Malt is a masterpiece of designer perfumery. While maintaining the bold DNA of the A*Men line (with patchouli, coffee and sweet notes), it stands out for its maturity and sophistication, thanks to the whiskey accord that is incredibly well-crafted. It is a fragrance that mixes comfort with boldness, luxury with rebellion — and that is why it remains one of the best flankers of the A*Men line, if not the best. If you are looking for a perfume that impresses effortlessly, that combines originality with elegance and that carries a unique signature, Pure Malt is a must. One of my favorites and a true gem that, unfortunately, has already been discontinued, which makes it even more special. Final score: 9.6/10 (It could be a 10, if it were still easier to find...)

You're casually walking into a night club alone, on your way in you see a bunch of tools and juice headed idiots. You can smell their uninspired cloud of Acqua Di Gio, and One Million like the unholy dinner your neighbor in the apartment above you cooks every Thursday night, it's foul, obnoxious and in your face, but you play it cool, you've got an ace up your sleeve, you're wearing Pure Malt. You walk past all those wannabe's who are dying to impress girls far too intoxicated to consent as they drink their Michaleob Light and Dos Equis, that's when you see her. Tucked away in a corner with her friends drinking cosmos is a perfect 10, and you've got the confidence to approach her. You make a B-Line in her direction, and the heads of women everywhere begin to turn as they catch a whiff of your super bad ass fragrance, they stop dancing with whatever douche bags they're with and all begin to follow behind you, some taking off their panties in the process so that they may throw them in your direction. Guys are getting pissed off, but you don't notice, nor do you care. The crowd parts, similar to the way Moses parted the sea, and the perfect 10 finally looks up from her drink in your direction, you close in with about a foot between the both of you, and you look her right in the eyes and say "Sup?" She goes weak in the knees from the olfactory orgasm that Pure Malt delivered to her nostrils just a half a second after a word left your mouth. Right then and there she takes off her clothes, she can't control herself and has to have you this very moment, and you're like "Sure." So it's going down, and all those girls who were following you are forming a line to jump your bones next. The music stops playing, and everyone just starts cheering you on, a few dude's head's explode from shock, but the casualties are minimal. After you're done with all the women in the club they give you their numbers and they're like "Call me!", and you say you will, but they know you wont. That my friends, that is Pure Malt.

Oh man... This beloved fragrance sits deeply into my heart. When I got into this hobby and started to collect fragrances this one was one of my first 10 perchased fragrances. I remember the price was stupidly cheap. What I think about this fragrance back then was... the scent was lovely.. the bottle was meh and the automizer was ohoooo. I didnt value this fragrance and I used it wildly.. I spray it on my hand and my pillowsheet when I'm home just to get to smell it cuz I thought it was cheap shit so I didnt care for it so much and I can grab it anytime. How ever...... A year ago the juice started to run out and it was like 35ml left of it and I start looking for a new backup bottle. At this point I couldnt find it anywhere on the retailer and it broke my heart when I came to think about how much I have wasted this juice just for nothing. *cry* I found out it was continued and here where I start to value this juice so much. Today I have like 25ml left of it and I dont even touch the atomizer at all. I could grab it sometimes just to look how beautiful the bottle and the color of the juice are. I am afraid and dont want it to run out so I just have this sitting on my collection waiting for a good occation to wear it wich I dont think its gonna happend because I have other options and I dont want to use it up lol. I also have a similar smell wich is CH men privee but its not as lovely as Pure Malt. Even tho I have wasted it alot, I also have worn it alot aswell and this frag is one of a highly compliment getter for me. If someone have a bottle for sale please PM me and we can discuss a fairly price for both of us. I will rate this IMHO Scent: 15/10 Longevity: 6.5/10 Projection: 7/10

I’ll keep it simple. Smells like: a mix of honey, vanilla, cocoa (in the background and subtle), a tap of patchouli. “Vibe”: any part of the day, more for outside events. If you go on a date, understand that it’s probably a little “weird” to younger females since it’s supposed to be more mature and sophisticated. It’s a playful sophistication but not in the way young people would understand if that makes sense. Personification: it’s the fall. The leaves are a glowing golden color from the pretty, early morning sunshine. The wind is blowing periodically in a consistent pattern. The sound of rustling leaves rush around you as cars in the upper-middle class neighborhood fly past, passing them off to the breeze. You put your hand in your pocket, and take a look at the beautiful, clear late October sky. You can see your breath in the air, catching whiffs of the cherry tobacco cigar you smoked earlier. On your way to where you’re going, you pass a cafe, spiking your morning delight with smells of vanilla and some chocolate; the sweet smells masking the cafe. The professionals in the cafe are typing away at their keyboards, some striking their salt-n-pepper beards, coming up with new ideas to present to the world and their company. Longevity and silage: it lasts a long time. You can smell it on your skin like 15 hours later. People can definitely smell you. Don’t worry. They’ll smell you coming. And for a while, too. Overall: one of my favorite fragrances. So far, I’ve got about 50 bottles or more in my collection. From extremely cheap stuff to stuff that costs a few hundred bucks (I’m not buying that stupid Bond no.9 stuff or anything like that).

Pure Malt is truly a masterpiece. I understood all the hype as soon as I tried it for the first time and 7 years later I’m still addicted and own 2 bottles now (2014 and 2018 versions). Easily the best flanker in the A*Men line. Pure Malt opens with a rich, sweet, cozy, powerful, boozy accord. It’s intense but pleasant; it’s playful yet sophisticated. Imagine being well dressed, eating desserts and drinking beer and whiskey at a fancy brewery, laughing and having a good time with your friends around holiday season, that’s what Pure Malt smells like. The sweetness here is a mixture of burnt caramel, dried fruits, honey, and of course malt. I learned from youtuber Redolessence that this fragrance contains ethyl maltol, which is responsible for creating this malt + caramel feel. The sweetness is slightly synthetic but it smells so delicious I don’t really care. The original A*Men DNA is still present but the harshness and patchouli are toned down quite significantly. For me this is a 10/10 truly intoxicating scent. Performance is beast mode as well. It’s a disgrace that this gem is discontinued. I might have to stock up on more back up bottles before the supply becomes more scarce. Opening: 10/10 Dry down: 10/10 Uniqueness: 10/10 Versatility: 8/10 Presentation: 9/10 Sillage: 9.3/10 Longevity: 9.3/10 Sprays: 2-4 Season: Fall, winter Occasion: Cold weather signature, date, feel cozy Overall Rating: 10/10

A wonderful fragrance, likely Mugler's best offering, and my experience with it has been a testimony to the wisdom of meeting a fragrance where it is at, not where you want it to be. I purchased two bottles of this when it came out and never really cared for it, so it sat for years unsprayed in the closet. Over time I revisited it and it never really clicked: it was too fruity and not at all like the Scotches I've had, from which it was inspired. It was a lot brighter and sweeter (more clear) than some of the other Mugler's. If this was supposed to smell like a whiskey, it didn't work. That was what i felt, however, until just a few weeks ago when I decided to give it another shot and just wore it as an A*Men fragrance with lowered expectations and was pleasantly blown away. This is a rich and sweet fragrance, while at the same time balanced: deep and light. It has fruity high notes of apple and pear and citrus; deep vanilla, coffee, and amber; yet it is grounded by earthy tones from malt, patchouli, tobacco leaf, and cedar. Wear this underneath the clothing and enjoy your morning cup of coffee in the Fall air. I would definitely recommend this for the Fall and Winter, semi-formal, date, and going out activities. Just about perfect.

I've kept A*Men Pure Malt tucked away, I'm finally giving my take on this juice. I agree with those who really appreciate the A*Men collection. I own Havana, leather/cuir, B*Man and wood. I never thought that all of these would be discontinued. I hope L'Oreal decides to bring them back with the same quality and level that's in this collection. Now about Pure Malt..as soon as I spray it on my wrist I pickup a real sweet/bitter boozy vib from the Malt/peat and the whiskey. I almost feel like having some whiskey while I enjoy the cologne. After it settles the bitter vib slowly transitions towards the vanilla, orange and some woods note continuing to have that magical aroma. I don't know why but I don't pickup any fruity notes. It could be that there's so many levels of this juice working together my nose is overwhelmed, it's probably in one of many levels. I do pickup a hint of warmth either from musk or amber. Longevity and Sillage is excellent on my skin..lasting at least 6hrs at arms length away. As I mentioned earlier, I really hope that L'Oreal brings the whole collection back. Excellent fall/winter cologne , I would prefer to use it during the later part of the day and not during the daytime. 9/10

Don't let these people posting Star Men Nebula reviews on here fool you. It's a $20 knockoff imposter and smells just like it. Pure Malt is my all time favorite scent, I have 3 bottles of it. I bought a bottle of SMN just to see if a clone could actually emulate the greatness of this Mugler, and it cannot. It smells cheap, cloying, and only emulates one linear note of the original PM. And that's a sweet patchouli. I never recommend people spend exorbitant prices on colognes, especially if they blind buying, or if it's for something that used to be really available and affordable, like the Pure line one was. But the Amen Pure line may be the only exception I make to that. I just get so galled and annoyed by dopes claiming that clones are just as good, sometimes better, than the original creation. Seems like intellectual property theft is permissible in the middle east and China more so than it is in the West. Be that as it may, a cheap knockoff can always be sniffed out when comparing to the OG and SMN is as dime store as they come. Play the waiting game, find a bottle of real Pure Malt on ebay for around $120, and snag it. If you like the boozy gourmand style of frag, they don't come any better.

Dried fruity Boozy Red Vine Licorice Sweet Fall in a bottle The opening is to die for. Rich, dried fruits and waxy, Red Vine licorice soaked in Malt Whiskey. With an earthy patchouli and peat moss underneath that is a signature of the A*Men line. Licorice isn't a listed note, but that's the scent image my mind conjures... As the fragrance progresses, it becomes more mellow and sweet with the vanilla, amber and caramel notes coming to the forefront. The malt, whiskey and fruits get quieter and quieter as the fragrance dries down but they're still there. Longevity is not super impressive especially in the newer MUGLER formulations. If you can, get your hands on an older, Thierry Mugler bottle pre-reformulation. That's been my experience with all A*Men- the older they are, the better... Pure Malt seems to be a love it or hate it and truthfully, I didn't love it at first. It's not a typical "cologne" fragrance- it's an acquired taste. But something changed along the way and it became a very special fragrance for me. And that's who I wear it for, me. This isn't one I wear to impress the ladies or anything. I wear it all autumn long and it has become synonymous with the fall time.

Pure Malt...so many things to say about this one, but I will try to keep it relatively short. This is a masterpiece to me. Yes, it has been reformulated. I still get a good 8-9 hours with it. It's not as boozy as the original, but it's still a great fragrance. Sweet fruits, whiskey, coffee, and chocolate. Semi-gourmand, sweet, and a touch of booze. The fruits make it sweet. The coffee adds to the warm characteristic. The standard chocolately patchouli that the A*Men line uses. One of my favorites in my collection, even in its reformulation state. Don't let the exaggerated reviews of it being weak dissuade you. It still performs very well. Just not as well as the original. @essam_mo81 I purchased my most recent bottle from Fragrancenet. It had the registration code that worked on the Mugler website. I have purchased around 50 bottles from Fragrancenet and never received a fake product. It may have something you went anosmic to. See if others can still smell it on you after you can no longer smell it on yourself. Read full reviews on my blog: musingsofafraghead.blogspot.com/

"I Love Scotch. Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch." - Ron Burgundy This fragrance is incredible. It captures the woody, smoky, peaty, & malty notes you get from a good Scotch whiskey perfectly. If you took a glass with the dried sticky residue of a Scotch finished just the night before & then threw a freshly split vanilla bean into that cup, the aroma would be similar to Pure Malt. The fruity opening was nice, but for me, it really begins to shine once that fades. Such an interesting & complex blend. This is definitely a cold weather wear. You might could get away with wearing it during hotter weather as long as you apply very lightly & mostly remain indoors. But it will excel in fall/winter. Performance was decent for me aswell. Got about 4 hours of strong projection that settled down to a more intimate level for another 4-6 hours after that. Easily one of the best quality designer fragrances out there in my opinion. It is such a shame that this was discontinued... If you love good fragrances & the smell of scotch, you must experience this.

Right here, this is a game changer IMO, this is the best in the line. This scent reeks of the word "classy." The only downside is that it is so classy, you cannot use it casually. On the bright side, you can use it at any formal occasion. Legend has it, this is A*Men aged in whiskey barrels. My BS alarm is now going off, so I will talk to you seriously. Pure Malt is linear. The notes are "confused" on the top. You get just a mix of fruity notes and malt. That is it. Despite the fragrance notes, you do not smell like an alcoholic. As it dries down, you can distinguish the notes a lot better. Awesome longevity. Projection isn't beast mode like original A*Men, but it does radiate from you noticeably. Sillage: 9/10 Projection: 9/10 Versatility: 6/10 Scent: 10/10 Compliments: 10/10 Bang for Buck: 10/10 (got it for 65 dollars and this is premium juice) Overall: 9/10 This is a must have, unless you don't like gourmand-ish fragrances. My most satisfying fragrance to experience and wear. This is a cologne that deserves its own category.

Received this today via the Fragrance World version of 'Star Men Nebula'. Very cheap on Amazon - about $20 for 100 ml. Right away I was hit by a familiar scent but I couldn't place it at first. I knew I had smelled it before. Then I realized it reminded me exactly of Bentley for Men Intense - almost to the T. The whiskey scent is super forward and throughout. I didn't really care for it as much with Bentley but with this I love it for some reason. Maybe more of the patchouli / earthy tones and less overly 'sweet' booziness. This also seems more refined and less cloying. I still have a decant left of Bentley and yep, I like Nebular a lot more. To the person that said this is a youthful scent. LOL No effing way! This is 30+, whiskey neat, cigar in the other hand all day. Really awesome scent; I can't stop sniffing it. And it lasts a good portion of the day. I'll put it on in the morning and get whiffs of it hours later at night. Can't believe the deal on this one. If you love the boozy type scents, get this one asap!

Happy New Year! Reserved this frag for tonight as I knew I wouldn't be partying. On a night in, this has great projection. The scent is smooth, rich and well balanced. The opening is beautiful and recalls the original A*men but is more welcoming, fresh and less intense. It's very casual, romantic and does not shout, so it'll get use on date nights for sure. The whisky in this is so well blended and gentle as compared to newer fragrances from designers such as Halloween (X) and Baldessarini (Ambre Oud) and more on a level of Carolina Herrera (CH Men Prive). While the patchouli, musk and cedar maintain a traditional masculine component, the smoothness from the vanilla and amber allow this to be pretty unisex. In comparison to others in my collection, this reminds me of a better blended, more pleasing Pure Black (by Mandarina Duck). This is an amazing scent, and a huge improvement over the original, for me. It may even be one of my top ten favourites. Best wishes for a healthy and safe 2022.

This scent profile is really nice. Probably better than Pure Havane which I also have just gotten and test worn once, but haven't compared head to head. However, the scent really pulled back on projection after the first hour. Not sure yet on the longevity, but one thing for sure is performance of this is not "beast mode" in anyway. 11 sprays on skin and clothes. My idea of longevity is that I will get unsolicited whafts periodically several hours after application, which simply radiate up from the three sprays on the front of my shirt 6 inches below my nose. Without having to go hunt it by sticking my nose directly on the area of application. I don't care to much about projection, if projection means someone else will smell it 5 or 10 feet away. My threshold for good performance are the periodic natural whafts up to MY nose for a long time. If that doesn't happen, then even longevity is deemed poor. Doesn't seem like this will quite live up to that standard.

Let me start by saying I don't do hype, so I don't care if 5 million people smell like butt, I won't join them LOL. So with that said lets talk about Pure Malt. Pure Malt is divine. Plain and simple. A whiskey, cherry, ceadery, vanilla, fragrance. Everyone so far has complimented this, it projects like a monster and stays at least 12 plus hours on my skin (especially the spray under the shirt). I love this fragrance, not because of the hype. I don't own another A*men fragrance and I don't own Mugler Cologne. I smelled A*Men and may have to revisit. I searched for Pure Havane like a run away slave who stole two pigs on the way out and it is okay, but by far this is lovely and I can't get enough of it. Forget the hype and forget the people who don't like it because of the hype. This is a solid, projecting monster of a fragrance that I will somehow keep as long as I can find it reasonably priced.

I blind bought this and was so glad I did, probably one of my better blind buys. A great fall, winter, cooler weather scent. A bright sweet opening which might come off a little much but it transitions beautifully into the whiskey, malt notes with the woods and vanilla in behind. It just makes me feel this warming effect while wearing it, kind of like after you swig a good whiskey neat. Fantastic juice, class in a bottle, it made me fall for the boozy notes in fragrances. Performance is great, lasts a long time and cuts through even the coldest of winter days, projects a lot first couple hours but settles to strong afterward. Versatility not a strong suit, more evening wear out on the town or for more formal occasions. Such a shame it’s been discontinued, I’ll be keeping the little juice I have for when I really want to wear it or pick up a clone to scratch this itch.