Ink Review #2612: Robert Oster Admiral Blue

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Today’s ink is Robert Oster Admiral Blue-it’s a Galen Leather exclusive. Thanks to Galen Leather for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Admiral Blue is a bright medium 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 some pretty 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:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

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:

Admiral Blue is darker than Robert Oster Blue Sea in swabs. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Leonardo Momento Magico Emerald, with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I really like this ink. It’s pretty and well behaved, but that’s what I’ve come to expect with Robert Oster blue inks.

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Disclaimer: This product was provided by Galen Leather for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.