Pecan - Papier Plume

[visvamitra]

Papier Plume is s stationery shop situated in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The company began its business in 2001 however the shop was opened in 2007. From what I see on google maps the shop looks quite nice.

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Some time ago the company started to offer fountain pen inks. They're supposed to be hand poured and bottled right in the shop. The inks are water based and described as french inks (imported? anyone knows french private label maker?). At the moment the inks are available in 15 colors and are sold in three bottles: small (15 ml), medium (30 ml), big (50 ml):

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I've received samples of fourteen colors and I'll review them soon. The full line consists of:

1. Black
2. Burgundy
3. Carmel
4. Denim
5. Forest Green
6. Forget-me-not Blue
7. Lover's Red
8. Ivy Green
9. Midnight Blue
10. Moss Green
11. Oyster Grey
12. Peacock Blue
13. Pecan
14. Red
15. Violet

Pecan can be described as nice earthy brown. It shows some water resistance. Saturation is medium. Flow is nice and I haven't observed any bleedthrough or feathering.

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

Comparison

Edited March 28, 2016 by visvamitra

[jmccarty3]

Another winner! Thanks for the review.

[Tas]

This will be joining Oyster Grey in my order.

Gorgeous.

[T4TEXAS]

These are some very fine looking inks. Thanks again for introducing them to us and doing your usual excellent review

[swanjun]

Ooh, I like greyish browns like this.

[Barkingpig]

Thank you for reviewing this ink. I just ordered a bottle to add to the Moss Green & Caramel bottles I had been enjoying. You have excellent taste for ink colors.

[DrDebG]

Great review. I'm not too fond of this color of brown though. I reminds me of trees in winter, and I have have enough winter already.

[mehandiratta]

wow....

i want this... i want this ink...

Edited April 7, 2016 by mehandiratta

[chingdamosaic]

Thanks for the nice review! This series seems quite promising and I hope the B&M shops will start selling them soon.

Btw, I think I see some blue along the edge of the ink drop?

Now I wonder what it looks like in chromatography....

Edited April 9, 2016 by chingdamosaic

[rudyhou]

i had assumed the color of 'pecan' would be a brown with more golden and reddish hue in comparison to the brown shade of this ink. nevertheless, i do think this is a nice formal brown that i could see using for daily writing.

[majolo]

If you look at pecan shells rather than the nutmeat I think their name is right on the money. Eager to get my bottle this week!

[rudyhou]

If you look at pecan shells rather than the nutmeat I think their name is right on the money. Eager to get my bottle this week!

 

ah, the shells. right. got it.

[majolo]

I got my bottle of this, and unfortunately I've found it's extremely sensitive to skin oils on coated paper (with an italic nib, anyway). Enough to be a real problem for me. :/

[rockydoggy]

Was in NOLA last weekend (for JazzFest, which has now gotten way too crowded for me) and stopped by Papier Plume, where I bought 4 of the inks that they didn't have the time I was there a few years ago. Pecan is easily my favorite of the lot--nice and dusky with good flow. Pleasant folks in the shop too.

[domzals1]

Bumping this thread as I picked up a sample in my most recent Vanness order and have really been enjoying it so far. Looks beautiful on my TR notebook that I use for journaling, as it's more of a dusty brown that has some nice shading. I have it inked up in my M200 Cafe Creme, and the color feels like a perfect fit with the colorway of the Cafe Creme pen. I have a feeling this will make the "full bottle purchase list."

 

Great review as always Vis!