Private Reserve: Plus Ça Change, Plus Ça Change...for The Worse!

[lgsoltek]

Eric, I have Andromeda and while it is pretty to look it, it is no fun to use. For me it was cloggy and dried out too quickly. If possible, you may want to try a sample first. On the other hand, the bottle is darling!

 

I agree. Andromeda is one of the worst behaved inks I've experienced.

[eric.zamir]

So, the Andromeda is nice, although it's more of a twin to Noodler's Ottoman Rose than to PR Plum. I don't have a budget for Bungbox, etc., and I'm tired of ordering based on web-photos, so I'm going to take the Andromeda and add some Waterman Purple to it. Just a little...

[amberleadavis]

Please show us your results. We'd like to see them and know if you like the performance.

[eric.zamir]

Please show us your results. We'd like to see them and know if you like the performance.

Will do - hopefully this weekend!

[xiewadu]

Several years ago, I found Noodler's Saguaro Wine was an impressive match for my bottle of PR Plum. So much so that alternating words between the two in my Clarefontaine journal was indistinguishable.

[DrDebG]

You may want to consider Taccia Ebi. I recently received a sample and my first impressions have been very positive. Please forgive the paper I used for this writing sample. It is not very fountain pen friendly, regardless of the ink. On Tomoe River paper, this ink really shines.

 

Edited June 2, 2019 by DrPenfection

[eric.zamir]

You may want to consider Taccia Ebi. I recently received a sample and my first impressions have been very positive. Please forgive the paper I used for this writing sample. It is not very fountain pen friendly, regardless of the ink. On Tomoe River paper, this ink really shines.

 

Honestly, Saguaro Wine, Yama-budo and Taccia Ebi, along with Bungubox l'Amant are on my "to try" list. Of all of those, the first two are the most likely, being the most obtainable, and economical (especially Noodler's). What about Cactus Fruit, by the way?

[Algester]

the old ink reminds me of the "stained" ink I did with R&K's Alt-Bordeaux.... I think I accidentally dropped a few drops of Pearl Noir? (else it might have been Rouge Hematite) into the bottle :X

 

to be honest I actually like both versions of the ink that came out... still looking how to reacquire a bottle of Alt-Bordeaux

Edited June 5, 2019 by Algester

[Parker51]

Bump so persons with problem with Private Reserve Ink have some background information as nothing on the Internet, at least at FPN ever dies.