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Ambergirs sold for 11,000

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:24 am
by blantyre
This lump of ambergirs sold to a buyer in France. Hopefully it will turn up in some frags before too long!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-34362559

Re: Ambergirs sold for 11,000

Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:02 am
by Squire
Not really surprising, that stuff has always been highly prized. What is surprising is the EU would still allow it's use.

Re: Ambergirs sold for 11,000

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:29 pm
by anomaly1985
High Quality ambergris. Fresh from the whale mouth. Going to be used to makes some fantastic fragrances.

Re: Ambergirs sold for 11,000

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:56 am
by brothers
I'm pretty sure my favorite aftershave doesn't have any ambergris. :)

Re: Ambergirs sold for 11,000

Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:37 pm
by FireDragon76
Squire wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:02 am Not really surprising, that stuff has always been highly prized. What is surprising is the EU would still allow it's use.
Whales aren't harmed in its production- it's usually nothing more than whale hairballs that wash up on the beach.

There's so many synthetic substitutes now days like Ambroxan, the only real demand for this is in boutique fragrances.