Blu Mare - Rohrer & Klingner

[visvamitra]

Rohrer & Klingner operates since 1892. At the moment it's the fifth generation of the family that manages the company. I guess that after 122 years they know what they are doing.

R&K inks offer amazing quality for amazing price. In my country a bnottle of R&K ink costs 5-6 $. I know it's a bit more expensive in America, yet I believe the price is still reasonable.

I find it interesting that Rohrer & Klingner seems to focus mainly on the content and not on the bottles. Inks come in industrial looking bottle taht is quite handy but there's just nothing fancy about it. It's surprising.

http://www.rohrer-klingner.de/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/schreibtinte_top_03.jpg

Anyway they offer eighteen colors, some stunning, some boring but all have good qualities and are easy to clean.

http://imageshack.com/a/img742/3085/WHCjxM.jpg

1. Alt-bordeaux
   
2. Alt-Goldgrun
   
3. Blu Mare
   
4. Blue Permanent
   
5. Cassia
   
6. Fernambuc
   
7. Helianthus
   
8. Leipziger-Schwarz
   
9. Magenta
   
10. Morinda
    
11. Royal Blue
    
12. Salix
    
13. Scabiosa
    
14. Sepia
    
15. Smaragdgrun
    
16. Solferino
    
17. Verdigris
    
18. Verdura
    

It's time to re-review this inks.

Blu Mare is bright, cheerful colour that pops right off the page. It shades even in finer nibs going from a cerulean blue to a light shade bright blue-green. It shifts between a greener or bluer turquoise depending on the paper and nib you tend to use. The ink feels fairly lubricated and can be described as wet.

The dry time is medium length, reaching 15 seconds when the ink is used in wet nib on paper like Rhodia. It lacks water resistance but cleans nicely from the pen. Some feathering may be experienced on crappy paper (Moleskine and alikes).

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Color range

Tomoe River, Caran d'Ache Varius, broad nib

Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Skyline Sport, double broad

Maruman, Kaweco Skyline Sport, broad

[lgsoltek]

 

It must have been a very wet nib.

[mehandiratta]

I know u dislike these colors.. But the ink is good.. I like it..

Thank you for the review..

[visvamitra]

@Lgsoltek - it was

[inkstainedruth]

Hmm -- this one looks interesting. Of course I have a bottle of R&K Documentus Hellblau, so I really probably don't need this. But is that sheen I'm seeing?

Thanks for the review... and not....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth