Ink Review #1380: Robert Oster Australis Tea

Robert Oster Australis Tea is from the recent limited edition Australis collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens and Pen Chalet (aff. link).

The color:

Australis Tea is a medium pistachio green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading but no sheen.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in all nib sizes as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Australis Tea has less yellow than Robert Oster Chartreuse but more yellow than Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-rin. It’s also lighter that Rohrer & Klingner Alt-goldgrun. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Sage with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, I don’t have a good dupe for this one which is great, but it is a bit too dry for me. It’s also a bit pale for me in the smaller nib sizes so this is not a must-have for me.

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