Ink Review #2631: Private Reserve Fast Dry American Blue

Today’s ink is Private Reserve American Blue from the Fast Dry collection. You can find this ink for sale at JetPens.

The color:

American Blue is a bright classic blue.

*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 pink 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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

American Blue is a little bit brighter than Taccia Ruri. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 Teal, with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink, but it dries in 50 seconds, which is not a fast dry ink to me. If it’s advertised as fast dry then it should be fast drying.

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