Kwz Ink Iron-Gall Red #3

[pgcauk]

Quite fun to track my replacement IG #3 ink on it's journey from Poland. It arrived yesterday and I am very, very happy - goes on like "Rusty Anchor" and ends up a lovely Russet (on initial trials at least). The wonderful service and support from Agnieszka and KWZ more than makes up for the initial mistake (and I even have a bottle of KWZ "Frankenstein" IG Magenta to play with!).

[inkstainedruth]

I got a bottle of IG Red in the second or third round of the FPN group buys. Didn't really like the color it oxidized to at the time. But I just pulled out the ink journal and either it's faded or my tastes have changed or something, because it's not as bad as I remembered (or maybe that it just lost out to IG Violet #3, which I tried first... ). But IG Red #3 looks even better....

I'd be interested in seeing a side-by-side with this against both IG Red (after both had oxidized) and KWZI Maroon (which isn't an IG ink).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ItwasLuck]

Nothing but respect for KWZ here! After my rather grumpy post above (where I thought I was ordering a dark brick and received a chocolate cherry!) there was a reply Agnieszka waiting for me the next morning to apologize and seek resolution. I sent her some further scans of what is really a rather nice Burgundy, just nothing to do with the color reviewed above and she says I clearly have a mislabeled bottle which she has offered to replace. Prompt and diligent, what excellent service!

It seems to me that the Ink in the Bottle (Probably the original IG Red?) does not match the label on the bottle but does match the color swatch on the carton - so if you are looking to buy this a simple check that the color on the box and the color on the bottle are in agreement should suffice.

I'm attaching a scan of the box and label, and one more set of noodles comparing the ink I received to other red-violets. My conclusion is that it has just enough red to qualify as a rose rather than a violet. If someone can confirm that this is the regular KWZ IG Red I would certainly recommend it to anyone looking for a red-violet (or who likes Black Forest Gateaux!).

 

MY GOD that looks amazing!

Definitely looks like it turns to a nice burgundy from a bloody reddish color initially!

[Jazini]

Nice review. Thanks. Another one on the list!!