Ink Review #1203: Robert Oster Nederlands Eerste

Robert Oster Nederlands Eerste was exclusive to the 2019 Dutch Pen Show, 100 bottles were handed out by Patrick from Robert Oster. A penpal used this ink in one of their letters and very kindly sent me a sample.

The color:

Nederlands Eerste is a chartreuse, right in-between yellow and green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Nederlands Eerste is more green than Colorverse Adobe but more yellow than Robert Oster Chartreuse. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-Star Charged Green with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, it’s an interesting color, rather unusual. The flow is a bit dry and it can be hard to read due to its light color, so it’s not an ink I need to track down a full bottle of, but it is fun to play with.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by a pen friend 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 in any way.