Robert Oster Drinks Part 1

Let’s take a look at three Robert Oster inks from the Robert Oster Drinks collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Pink Squirrel, Whiskey and Brandy.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Pink Squirrel is cooler toned than these other pink inks.

Whisky is one shade darker than Robert Oster Peach and Brandy is one shade lighter.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows.

Overall, I love both Whiskey and Brandy. I don’t necessarily think you need both, it’s about two shades difference between the two.

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