SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0129
Rosemary
Permanent ID: smellbook: · updated 2026-10-25, revision 4
Character EDITORIAL
Rosemary smells strong, resinous and green, with a sharp, cooling edge and a dry, piney depth.
Words: herbal, resinous, green, dry. Families: Temperature and texture, Fresh and clean, Wood, earth and stone.
Met in: Garden, Kitchen.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- Rosemary oil composition and chemotypes (CLM-ROSEMARY-001). Prabodh Satyal, Tyler Jones, Elizabeth Lopez, Robert McFeeters, Nasser Ali, Iman Mansi, Ali Al-kaf & William Setzer, Chemotypic Characterization and Biological Activity of Rosmarinus officinalis, Foods, 2017.
- Compounds with the greatest impact on rosemary essential oil odour (CLM-ROSEMARY-002). Antonio Raffo et al., Odor‐Active Compounds in Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.) Essential Oils From Genotypes of Different Geographical Origin, Journal of Food Science, 2026.
Molecules named in these claims: 1,8-cineole, α-pinene, borneol, camphor, limonene, verbenone, (E)-β-damascenone, 1-octen-3-one, linalool. A molecule listed here is named in a VERIFIED claim about this smell. It is not presented as the cause of the smell; each claim says what its source supports.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Rosemary (revision 4, 2026-10-25). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:rosemary. https://smellbook.com/smells/rosemary
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