Ink Review #2234: KWZ Meet Me In St Louis 2023

Today’s ink is KWZ Meet Me In St Louis 2023, aka “Missourah Crawdad.” You can find this ink for sale at the St Louis Pen Show this weekend!

The color:

Missourah Crawdad is a deep orange-red.

*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 looks more red than orange.

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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Missourah Crawdad is a little more red than Montblanc Lucky Orange. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Akkerman Orange with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma Notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. I’m glad I have a bottle because I think I will use it often.

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Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #1500: KWZ Forest Park Green

The 2021 St. Louis Pen Show starts this weekend and this year it’s virtual! I get excited to see the show exclusive KWZ ink each year. The 2019 show ink Butterscotch is still one of my all-time favorite inks. This year is KWZ Meet Me in St. Louis 2021 “Forest Park Green” and it’s a beauty! You can order this ink at the virtual pen show!

The Color:

Forest Park Green is a bright grass green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some black sheen where it pooled.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Walmart 20lb copy paper there was quite a bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Forest Park is darker than Robert Oster Ryde Green and lighter than Robert Oster Evergreen. Click here to see the KWZ inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Sparkling Shamrock with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I loved this ink. It’s a great color, flows well and has some lovely shading. I would absolutely recommend picking up a bottle at the pen show!

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by the organizers of the St. Louis Pen Show 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.

Ink Review #1220: KWZ Stay Home Purple

KWZ has created a St. Louis Pen Show exclusive ink for the last few years, but I didn’t think it would happen this year with all of the pen shows being cancelled. Instead of fully cancelling the St. Louis Pen Show, they have moved it online: The Pen Show that Wasn't, Virtual Maker Fair 2020. A few independent pen makers have made purple pens that match the show color. Each pen will come with a bottle of this year’s pen show ink: KWZ Meet Me in St. Louis 2020 “Stay Home Purple”. One of the show organizers was very kind and sent me a sample of the ink to try out! If there are any bottles of the ink left after all the pens are sold, then the bottles will be available for purchase (probably with a lottery system since there are so few bottles available).

The color:

Stay Home Purple is a vibrant dark violet.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks slightly cooler in tone than it does in writing.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low-there was some feathering on Rhodia and Leuchtturm in the larger nib sizes.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium-there was quite a bit of bleeding on Rhodia and Leuchtturm paper, more than I was expecting.

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Stay Home Purple is closest to Colorverse Magnetosphere. It’s a little bit cooler in tone than Diamine Monboddo’s Hat and Robert Oster Deep Purple, but warmer than Colorverse Hayabusa and Waterman Tender Purple. Click here to see the KWZ inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used an Pelikan M600 Violet with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly wet flow.

Overall, I love the color, but there is a fair amount of bleeding and feathering on most papers. I like it best on Tomoe River paper, where the color really shines.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by the show organizers 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.