Adi Ale Van - Coliva Gourmand Potion

Adi Ale Van – Coliva Gourmand Potion is a nostalgic dessert turned into perfume, a creamy, sweet, spiritual, and unexpectedly addictive.

Coliva Gourmand Potion by Adi Ale Van is a fragrance that feels like stepping into a golden, candle-lit room filled with warm desserts, honeyed grains, vanilla cream, incense smoke, and old-world ritual sweetness.

Inspired by the traditional Romanian “Coliva”, a ceremonial wheat, this scent transforms memory and comfort into wearable art. A niche gourmand with soul, emotional, sacred, edible yet elegant.

Not your typical sugary fragrance but something deeper, warm, meditative, like dessert shared after prayer, warmth of family gatherings, and sweet smoke rising gently toward the sky.

Scent Profile

Top Notes

White Chocolate, Cacao Pod, Coffee, Licorice, Cardamom, Olibanum (Frankincense), Wormwood

Heart Notes

Bread, Cedar, Iris, Cypriol

Base Notes

Animal Notes, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Butter, Amber, Labdanum, Musk

Fragrance Character

A unisex gourmand fragrance decant with a creamy, resinous and slightly animalic personality. A striking opening of white chocolate, cacao, coffee, licorice, cardamom, olibanum and wormwood; a unique heart of warm bread, cedar, iris and cypriol; and a dense base of vanilla, tonka bean, butter, amber, labdanum, musk and animal notes. Sweet, incense-laden and a little bit wild – Coliva – Gourmand Potion smells like holy bread, cocoa, candle smoke and skin all blending together in a candle-lit chapel.

Performance

• Coliva – Gourmand Potion has strong performance and very good longevity, in line with its extrait concentration.
• The white chocolate–cacao–coffee and incense accord is powerful in the first few hours, creating a thick, enveloping aura.
• As the fragrance dries down, the bread, vanilla, tonka, butter, and amber base moves closer to the skin but stays clearly perceptible for many hours, often lasting into the next day on clothing.
• A light hand on the sprayer is recommended, especially in enclosed spaces.

Best For

• Autumn and winter, and chilly spring evenings

• Evenings in, café visits, niche perfume events and contemplative moments

• Wearers who enjoy rich, experimental gourmands that mix dessert notes with incense and animalics

• Unisex fragrance lovers (sweet-leaning) looking for a “bakery in a church” style scent rather than a typical vanilla

Layering Suggestions for a Sweeter Signature

Want to amplify the Coliva Gourmand Potion experience? Try these effortless pairings for a delicious, memorable trail:

• Add extra vanilla warmth with Les Indémodables – Vanille Havane — a creamy tobacco-vanilla perfect for deepening sweetness. 

• For a darker, sensual twist, pair with Oud-based elegance like Boadicea the Victorious – Bodacious.

• Want a gentle, feminine lift? Try it with a floral veil such as Santal de Paris - Place de la Rêverie for a dreamy floral with a touch of gourmand warmth.

A few sprays each, pulse points only—your scent becomes uniquely you.

Why Choose Coliva – Gourmand Potion Decant

• A focused way to experience one of Adi Ale Van’s most daring, concept-driven gourmands before investing in a full bottle

• Perfect for collectors who appreciate unusual combinations like bread, white chocolate, incense and animalic vanilla

• Available in 2 ml, 5 ml, or 10 ml decant sizes, ideal for discovery, travel or adding to a cold-weather gourmand rotation

• Lets you feel how Coliva – Gourmand Potion evolves from bitter-sweet cocoa and coffee into warm bread and finally into a buttery vanilla–amber–musk dry-down

• A strong addition if you’re building a wardrobe of niche gourmands that go beyond simple “dessert” into something atmospheric and spiritual

Official / Listed Notes

White Chocolate · Cacao Pod · Coffee · Licorice · Cardamom · Olibanum (Frankincense) · Wormwood · Bread · Cedar · Iris · Cypriol · Animal Notes · Vanilla · Tonka Bean · Butter · Amber · Labdanum · Musk