Ink Review #1279: Ink Institute Jade Vine

Ink Institute is known mostly for their Taipei Metro ink collection, but they also have a Botanical Series ink collection. Jade Vine from the Botanical Series is an interesting unsaturated blue. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Jade Vine is a light, unsaturated blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty shading. It almost turns pink where pooled.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 20 lb copy paper there was feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Jade Vine is a little bit darker and less green than Papier Plume Lake Michigan Winter. Click here to see the Ink Institute inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Tropical Turquoise with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, I love the color of this ink, but the flow is a bit dry for me. It can also be pretty pale in the smaller nib sizes, so I would stick to broader wetter pens for this ink.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.