15 community ratings

Gethsemane

Name: Gethsemane
Brand: Adi ale Van

Perfumer: David-Lev Jipa Slivinschi a.k.a. Toskovat'

2023UnisexModern

8.3/ 10

Community score
15 ratings

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Adi ale Van Gethsemane is a unisex fragrance built around leather, olive, cedar and frankincense, reading green, woody and smoky.

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Skunky's take: Like someone just came in from the garden, green and crisp.

How does it perform?

From 28 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

9.1 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.1 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

9.0 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

87% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Metallic notes

Leather

Spikenard

Nagarmotha

Olive

Cedar Basil Pine Ambrette Laurel Frankincense Oud Castoreum Cypress Gurjum balsam Salt Elemi resin Clove Vetiver

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Green
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky
Leathery

What does Gethsemane smell like?

Longevity is rated very strong and sillage strong, though the number of ratings is small, so treat that as a rough indication. It is unisex and has been discontinued.

The notes have no top, heart and base split, so the scent reads as one piece. A green, spicy streak comes from basil, laurel and clove. Over it sits a leathery, animal and resinous weight, while vetiver and oud deepen the woody, earthy side. It is smoky and dry rather than sweet.