Robert Oster Melon Tea

[gylyf]

@Gylyf: Thank you for the review. Do you think this ink is closer to Cigar, Kjellmaniella, Doujima Ryokkin and Rikyu-cha than the inks you have posted it's swatch with? I say this because it is easier to get than the 3/4 sailors I mentioned and dryness can be resolved by Photoflo?

 

I posted a comparison of Gagome, Cigar, and Melon Tea here:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/278558-battle-of-the-inks-doppelgaenger-edition/page-15?do=findComment&comment=3768362

[amberleadavis]

Wow for the comparison. Great note Cyber6 about the importance of paper.

[mmg122]

I'm currently using this ink in a Pelikan M600 with a broad wet nib on a Nock Co. spiral pad and it's quite wonderful. Really not experiencing any problems at all. I really like the color and the ink's behavior. Definitely a keeper. Thanks so much for your review.

 

Mary

[Jazini]

I'm currently using this ink in a Pelikan M600 with a broad wet nib on a Nock Co. spiral pad and it's quite wonderful. Really not experiencing any problems at all. I really like the color and the ink's behavior. Definitely a keeper. Thanks so much for your review.

 

Mary

Thank you for that. I just ordered the ink and was getting concerned about the reports of dryness. Happy days!!

[KKay]

I tried this ink recently. I did not think it was dry. I think it is quite nice. I just put it into a 1.1 nib, and I still have it in a F nib pen. I like the color and behavior a lot!

[gylyf]

I've been using, and enjoying, it, but as with the other RO inks I've tried, I find that I need to use it in wet nibs in order to get the best out of the ink. As always, though, YMMV.

[Jazini]

It writes wet and smooth in my TWSBI 580 B nib.

[gylyf]

Glad you're enjoying it - I find RO inks to be far less wet and lubricating than other inks I use regularly, but they do work well in my wetter and broader nibs.

[ManofKent]

Nice review and an ink on my acquire sometime list.