Ink Review #2710: Teranishi Guitar Nostalgic Honey
/Let’s take a look at Teranishi Guitar Nostalgic Honey. I’ll tell you right away that I’m in love with this color. My sample of ink came from Vanness Pens.
The color:
Nostalgic Honey is a golden brown.
*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 depth to it.
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:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 30 seconds
Water resistance: Low
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: None
Other properties: high shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some bleeding and feathering in the larger nib sizes.
Comparison Swabs:
Nostalgic Honey isn’t quite as golden as KWZ Honey, and it’s not quite as dark as Vinta Fortaleza. Click here to see the brown inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Lamy Al-star Bronze with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.
Overall, I love this ink. I’m obsessed with the color. I love the flow and fabulous shading. I compared it in swabs to KWZ Honey-I’m pretty positive you need not one or the other, but both. I don’t understand why more people aren’t talking about Teranishi inks-all the ones I’ve tested so far have been fabulous. A full bottle is on my wishlist now because this one is a stunner!
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