Ink Review #1754: Vinta La Union
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Vinta Vineyard La Union 1971 is from Vinta’s Series 1. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.
The color:
La Union is a bright raspberry pink.
*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 has some bright green sheen.
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:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 30 seconds
Water resistance: Low
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: Low
Other properties: low shading, low green sheen, and no shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in the larger nib sizes and a little bit of bleeding.
Comparison Swabs:
La Union is closest to Taccia Burgundy. Click here to see the pink inks together.
Longer writing:
I used a TWSBI Eco Blossom Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average but slightly sticky flow.
Overall, this ink is pretty well behaved, but there are a lot of similar inks out there so this is not a must-have color for me.
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