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Private Reserve Ink was founded by Terry W. Johnson and Susan Schube in the workroom of Avalon Jewelers/Gallery in Zionsville, IN, as an addition to the fountain pen department. Terry's vision was simple... "Why not have fountain pen ink in a rainbow of colors to expand the bounds of writing beyond standard black, blue, red and green."



That's what's written on their internet site. My experience with their inks is ambigous: I like most colors, but the inks I've tried weren't best behaved (Orange Crush, Shoreline Gold caused nib crud; Hor Bubble Gum is PINK and it stains everything).



Avocado is nice and well behaved green ink. The color can be described as a rich, leafy green, It feels smooth and lubricates the nib well. While I'm not biggest Private Reserve fan I believe Avocado is their best ink (from the ones I've tried so far. It's highly subjective statement though).



Bottle



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Ink Splash



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Drops of ink on kitchen towel



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Software ID



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Lyreco Budget, TWSBI 580, stub 1,1



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Poljet, TWSBI 580, stub 1,1



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Leuchtturm1917, TWSBI 580, stub 1,1



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Oxford, TWSBI 580, stub 1,1



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Water resistance



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Thanks for the nice review. I really like this green... full of lots of different tones.

And I'll definitely have to go along with your elucidation about PR's colour culmination vs behaviour. I don't always put these inks in my best pens....

 

Mike

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'Avocado' (FKA 'Avacado') is, as you say, a truly botanical color, which I find more pleasing and credible than many of the cooler greens that are named after leaf colors. I have it in the line-up to use; your review has made me eager to try it out ASAP. Thanks!

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Thank you for the review... as usual your ink reviews are great, more for me this time since it is one of my favorites...

 

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Do you know if the Avacado (with a) in the label is a typo?

 

I believe so, because they've corrected it in later productions.

 

 

I believe so as well :)

 

 

I read somewhere that the spelling us deliberate - a reference to the Fender Stratocaster Avacado (guitar).

 

I've adjusted the name in the title. The correct spelling of the ink is with an A and yes it was an homage to the guitar.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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Yet the color conjures an association with Persea americana that cannot be denied.

I think that's deliberate - designed to resemble an avocado but deliberately misspelled as a homage to the guitar. Unless the guitar was green??!

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Since the association with guitars and ink is tenuous at best, I suspect most people merely assume the company doesn't know how to spell the name of its own product.

 

Love the ink though.

James

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I think that's deliberate - designed to resemble an avocado but deliberately misspelled as a homage to the guitar. Unless the guitar was green??!

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Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Since the association with guitars and ink is tenuous at best, I suspect most people merely assume the company doesn't know how to spell the name of its own product.

 

Love the ink though.

 

 

The ink maker has since passed away, but I understand that he explained this in an interview (I think with Brian Goulet).

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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I've never bought a PR ink due to complaints of being too highly saturated and crude/slime, however, this color is absolutely beautiful. The best, most natural looking shade of green I've yet seen. Vis' amazing photography and review skills have, no doubt, helped.

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Vis' skills help every ink, but this ink is very much a color that I love for my real tree doodles.

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I have a bottle of this and love this unique color. I just need to make sure I have it is a wet pen and use it frequently to keep it flowing. It is hard to start up when it sits unused for too long.

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