Papier Plume Red Beans and Rice

The Papier Plume New Orleans collection had five inks released in 2016, but on July 14, 2017 Papier Plume released a sixth ink to the collection, Red Beans and Rice. Red beans and rice is a dish made in New Orleans. They say the red beans is represented by the ink, and the rice by the paper. I purchased my bottle of ink from Papier Plume. 

I like the label style-they almost look a bit vintage.

Swabs of the six inks in the New Orleans Collection. 

The color...

Red Beans and Rice is a brown-red. It really reminds me of the color of kidney beans. Seasonally, I would use this ink in the fall.

In large swabs, the ink looks very unsaturated. 

The ink drops show a little bit of shading. 

Feathering: Red Beans and Rice only feathered on Baron Fig paper.

Show through: Red Beans and Rice had low to medium show through on all of the papers.

Bleeding: Red Beans and Rice only bled on Baron Fig paper.

Other properties: Red Beans and Rice had medium shading, and no sheen. 

Inks for comparison, left to right: Sailor Jentle Grenade, Papier Plume Red Beans and Rice, and Robert Oster Maroon 1789. To see all of the Papier Plume inks together, click here.

Left to right: Faber-Castell Garnet Red, Robert Oster Astorquiza Rot, and De Atramentis Red Brown. Garnet Red is the closest to Red Beans and Rice, but Garrnet Red seems a bit more saturated. To see all of the red inks together, click here.

Longer writing:

I used a medium nib on Tomoe River paper. There is just a little bit of shading. It had an average flow and dry time. 

Overall, Red Beans and Rice had an average flow and dry time. The color is a bit muted and unsaturated, it really does look like kidney beans. This ink isn't my favorite, just based off of the color, but it is a well-behaved ink.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page.