Ink Review #479: Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin

We are powering through some orange inks today-our next ink is Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin. This ink is part of Pelikan’s standard lineup, and is available in 50ml bottles.

The color:

Mandarin is a bright, medium orange.

Swabs:

The ink is a great orange for summer time.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was just a little bit of feathering, and some bleeding the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-yake, Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin, and Sailor Jentle Apricot. Click here to see the Pelikan inks together.

Montblanc Lucky Orange, Robert Oster Orange, and Diamine Pumpkin. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a broad Pilot Vanishing Point Twillight on an ivory Hippo Noto Notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, this ink is a really great color, but it’s a bit too dry for me.

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.