Thierry Mugler A-Men Pure Coffee - fragrance review

Thierry Mugler A-Men Pure Coffee

Pure Coffee opens with a very potent arabica coffee note, present for mere seconds. I'm pleased that it doesn't last too long, because it's not "blended" into the fragrance - simply sitting there seperate from the rest. I could swear there is also a steamed milk smell for those short seconds, but I could be creating a scent association here.
After the coffee has passed by, a mouthwatering dark chocolate and vanilla accord lingers and appears/disappears for hours and whenever it comes back, it makes me want to take a bite out of something! A sweet tar note also hangs about, but it's nowhere near as pronounced as in the original A*Men.
The dry, but sweetened, patchouli/woody drydown lasts for hours and is very agreeable with my skin.An innovation in perfumery, Pure Malt honors the tradition of Scotland’s peaty Whiskies with its smoky and sensual woody accents. The result is a surprising fragrance of elegance and sophistication in which several malts collide, exciting the senses and revealing a truly noble and refined masculinity.

Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt is available now at the Mugler website; $70 for 100 ml, concentration unknown. (via thierrymugler)