Francesco Rubinato Seppia Con Essenza Di Cuoio Antico

[HalloweenHJB]

I am very fond of this peculiar ink, so I thought I'd add to the review collection. Rubinato's "Seppia con essenza di cuoio antico" (Sepia with scent of old leather) is a nice, somewhat light ink, but with a rather intense scent. Unlike most scented inks (other Rubinato inks, de Atramentis, J. Herbin), this scent stays a bit on the paper, not just while you're writing.

 

Like the color, like the scent, like the bottle. Trifecta!

 

[visvamitra]

Hmm - this sepia looks nice. Rubinato's Sepia I've tried was muted and totally boring but I was told they had few generations iof sepia. Nice review as always. And I do like this color unlike this featureless ink.

[HalloweenHJB]

It does appear that there are various versions of the inks, as demonstrated by the variety of different bottles. The bottles I have are like these:

 

 

And I enjoy these inks and the bottles quite well!

[jmccarty3]

Thanks for the nice review! Where did you obtain these inks? I searched on the rubinato.it site, and the ink section is "under construction." I did find a Turkish store, and thanks to Google Chrome was able to translate it. There is a page of inks that appears to be suitable for fountain pens, but they are in smaller (but similar) bottles than yours: http://www.panterstore.com/hediyelik-kalem-markalari/dolmakalem-murekkepleri/naturel-kokulu-murekkepler. At the current exchange rate, these smaller bottles are only $13.15US plus shipping. Rubinato makes a lot of "dipping" inks as well, and it is uncertain whether these are safe in fountain pens. Any more info would be appreciated!

[mtnbiker62]

I found it here:

 

http://www.treasures2remember.com/Category/we_ink

 

at the bottom of the page of dipping inks. I've never done business with them, so I can't vouch for them, but it looks like they have it in stock.

[HalloweenHJB]

I did buy my ink from Treasures2Remember, and they shipped quickly and well. From what I was told, only the metallic inks (copper, gold, silver) are NOT appropriate for fountain pens, but the ones with translucent inks are perfectly fine. I see that they have the "Seppia" with the pretty bottle I got. Only 4 left; go for it!