Kwzi Turquoise

[white_lotus]

Here we have another fine KWZ ink. Of course you have to like turquoise, or sky blue, or whatever you want to name this ink. Many people do not associate the stone turquoise with this color as they're more accustomed to seeing a more green hue, but Cerrillos turquoise comes in this color as well as the green and lighter tones such as khaki.

 

I used to not like this kind of blue as the inks I tried were too bright, or too dry. Someone sent me a sample of the MB Balzac LE ink last year, and it was wet, not too bright, and quite nice. But it was just a sample. And it was and LE ink that was long gone. Recently I was filling out my KWZI collection and decided to add this to my order from Vanness Pens.

 

This ink is a near doppelgänger for the MB Honore de Balzac limited edition ink from 2013.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/294475-montblanc-honore-de-balzac/?p=3419302

 

This meets my criteria for a nice turquoise ink. I prefer other blues, but this one is nice. I think it is a little drier than the MB ink, but not by much. It handles quite well. If you don't like this color, well then, you won't like this ink no matter what. But if you don't mind a change to brighter blues, or perhaps they are your preferred color, you may well want to give this a try.

 

Usual papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet, TR=Tomoe River.

 

The color is slightly too dark, but not too far off.

 

 

 

 

[lgsoltek]

I like it.

[wastelanded]

That is a nice, solid turquoise, very easy to read. Thanks for another great review! I have a bottle of the IG Turquoise still to try, I hope it's as nice on paper as this one.

[lapis]

Thanks for the great review. I especially like how you say that it isn't an "ordinary, merely green" turquoise. More sky, more other goodies. A real pleasure to read!

 

Mike

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review.

I have a bottle of this that I haven't had a chance to try (didn't care much for the IG version because it oxidized greener than I wanted -- I had been hoping for a replacement for FPN member Pharmacist's Turkish Night and IG Turquoise wasn't it...). A quick look makes me think this will be similar to Diamine Havusu Turquoise or Pelikan Edelstein Topaz (I had planned to swap the pens that had those two inks in them and see if the differences were mostly because of the different nib widths -- only then I lost one of the pens a couple of week ago....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for these great reviews.