Ink Review #1824: Private Reserve Ebony Blue

Today let’s take a look at Private Reserve Ebony Blue from Private Reserve’s standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Ebony Blue is a deep petrol blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more blue than it does in the other swab.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Ebony Blue is similar to Colorverse Bluish Green. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Petrol with a medium nib on an Odyssey notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is a nice dark color and well-behaved.

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