De Atramentis Scottish Whiskey: Yes, it’s scented.
INK SWAB: 124/365 – De Atramentis Scottish Whiskey
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INK SWAB: 119/365 – De Atramentis Mint Turquoise
De Atramentis Mint Turquoise falls into that range of colors that I just don’t enjoy. I think this is more of a teal than turquoise – do you agree?
INK SWAB: 96/365 – De Atramentis Black Roses
More of a dark gray than black, De Atramentis Black Roses will never be my favorite – if only because of the scent. It kinda makes me shiver just thinking about it again.
INK SWAB: 87/365 – De Atramentis Magenta Violet
De Atramentis Magenta Violet is an aptly-named purply ink.
I’ve not written with this one and would love to hear what you think of it if you have.
INK SWAB: 78/365 – De Atramentis Oriental Red
Where as yesterday’s red ink was bold and bright, this one is a bit darker and more understated.
Definitely a matter of taste, but I prefer the brighter tones.
INK REVIEW: De Atramentis Jasmine
De Atramentis Jasmine is surprising in a number of ways . . .
- the scent is reminiscent of jasmine
- the color isn’t very well saturated
- it writes surprisingly well
- there is zero water resistance
I tested this ink in a Lamy Safari with a broad nib and there is some amount of shading going on:
There are a lot of nice things about this ink. It writes great – no hard starts, no feathering, no bleeding or show through – but I just don’t like it. The color is nothing special to me and I can’t imagine a situation when I’d want to write in this color.
Having said that, reviews on Goulet Pens are great for Jasmine, though one reviewer said that it bleeds on Filofax paper – good to know.
What do you think? Love it? Hate it?
Oh, and in case you care about such things – I bought and paid for the sample size of this ink with my own pennies.
INK SWAB: 73/365 – De Atramentis Magic Boarding School
De Atramentis – Magic Boarding School
INK SWAB: 67/365 – De Atramentis Black Edition Red
I’ve not written with De Atramentis Black Edition Red. My thought is that it looks a little on the purple side – almost like wine?
Have you tried it?
INK REVIEW: De Atramentis Giacomo Puccini
Hello, Puccini!
Giacomo Puccini fountain pen ink from De Atramentis is the kind of ink I could really love. The color is a rich, dark purple – eggplant. It writes very well – no issues with flow, no feathering, bleeding, or showing through to the other side of the paper. (The smears you see above are user error – I turned the sheet of Rhodia dot grid paper over and it was still wet.)
This Puccini might be love!
There is zero – zero – water resistance.
Want to know a little secret? I love the “shreds” that tearing paper out of a notebooks leaves behind. Crazy, right? Crazy, but true. Mr. Pentulant hates them – cracks me up.
Anyway, I bought my sample from Goulet Pens and this ink has since been discontinued. I love it, but I also love Alexander Hamilton. To be honest, I find myself wondering if it’s the same ink. A long time ago, I asked Brian Goulet if there was a way to tell which of the various De Atramentis inks were which of the other De Atramentis inks – there’s not. So disappointing. In any event, if you love Pucccini like I do, you might take a look at Hamilton and see if you love him, too. I think you will.
INK SWAB: 62/365 – De Atramentis Aubergine
De Atramentis is famous for making a zillion inks. And then they take some of them, add a little scent and name it something else. Some, they add the name of a famous person and then sell both of the inks.
I don’t think De Atramentis Aubergine is the same has Alexander Hamilton. Buuuut…the side of the bottle does say Aubergine. Which really just means purple (or eggplant, apparently).
I generally like De Atramentis inks. It’s a little annoying that they (nor no one else) has a color chart showing which inks are related to which others. If you know of such a chart, please let me know.
xo