Ink Review #1226: Robert Oster Burned Orange

Robert Oster Burned Orange is a dark unsaturated orange, perfect for autumn. I purchased my sample of ink from Pen Chalet quite a while ago, but haven’t played with it much until now.

The color:

Burned Orange is a dark unsaturated orange.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has just a little bit of black 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, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer. The black sheen is only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Burned Orange is closest to Birmingham Golden Ale. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together, and click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing:

I used an Edison Collier Persimmon Swirl with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I like this ink. It’s a great fall orange and well behaved too!

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored in any way.