EFNIR: Robert Oster Astorquiza Rot

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Robert Oster Astorquiza Rot

This is review #57 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: Cleaning required only plain water.  A few more flushes than most blues, but still quick and easy.  No hints of staining.

And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:

Scan of Completed Review:

Zoomed in photo:

Absorbent Paper Closeup (puzzle paper like thick newsprint):

Screenshots also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap

Previous Review: Montblanc Leo Tolstoy Sky Blue.

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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

[Dimy]

Thanks for review.

Hmm to me the ink justifies the 'rot' in its name quite well in this color and I don't many see inks name being honest these days😆. 

[Karmachanic]

28 minutes ago, Dimy said:

Thanks for review.

Hmm to me the ink justifies the 'rot' in its name quite well in this color and I don't many see inks name being honest these days😆. 

 

Rod = red

[LizEF]

7 hours ago, Dimy said:

Thanks for review.

Hmm to me the ink justifies the 'rot' in its name quite well in this color and I don't many see inks name being honest these days😆. 

You're very welcome!

 

  German for "red" (the origin of the name is interesting - named for a friend, basically - you can find it online).  Regardless, I'd guess there's a market for pretty much every color.  I like the original brick red you get from wetter nibs, just not the brownish color it ages into from the EF, at least.

 

7 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

Rod = red

Don't you just hate auto-correct!?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Thanks for the review.  I like the color, but its behavior will rule this out for me.  There are similar shades of red-brick that I already have.

[LizEF]

9 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Thanks for the review.  I like the color, but its behavior will rule this out for me.  There are similar shades of red-brick that I already have.

 

You're welcome!  Can't really blame you - something more stable across all nibs (and a bit wetter) would definitely trump this ink.  Hmm.  Maybe if you wanted this color and had a firehose that needed taming, this ink would be for you...

[yazeh]

It made me laugh, "as expected...flow is dry?" Why? because it's red/rot/ rod?/rouge?/ quid?

Or is it made of suspended brick particles?

 

Anyway, it's all Quintus' fault  these rambling. 

 

Thanks for the review btw

 

 

[LizEF]

57 minutes ago, yazeh said:

It made me laugh, "as expected...flow is dry?" Why?

Well, Robert Oster does have something of a reputation...  Though his blues don't seem dry to me.

 

58 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Anyway, it's all Quintus' fault  these rambling. 

Sure, blame the fictional character.

 

58 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Thanks for the review btw

You're welcome!

[inkstainedruth]

I keep wondering whether to get a sample of this, simply because it was named for/in honor of  FPN's own cyber6.  But I mostly don't like burgundies or brown leaning reds/blood reds -- the only "burgundy" ink I've tried that I've ever been able to stand was a partial bottle of Campo Marzio Bordeaux that my friend gave me which came out of the basement of someone she knew).  The only other red that is vaguely in that category is original formula J Herbin Rouge Hematite (with the big gold flakes, rather than the shimmer dust) -- and that's more of a brick red.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[LizEF]

11 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

burgundy

I think burgundy leans more blue, doesn't it?  Anywho, this ink does not lean blue at all.  "Brick red" seems like a good description of Astorquiza Rot, but given my experience, I'd say it's definitely one to sample first, if one is interested.

[essayfaire]

On 12/23/2020 at 11:40 PM, inkstainedruth said:

I mostly don't like burgundies or brown leaning reds/blood reds

I mostly like burgundies and reds that contain a fair amount of brown!  I'm late to this thread but ordering a sample.  Thanks for the original review!

[LizEF]

49 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

I mostly like burgundies and reds that contain a fair amount of brown!  I'm late to this thread but ordering a sample.  Thanks for the original review!

You're very welcome!  Would love to know how you like the sample - if you remember whenever it arrives.

[essayfaire]

16 hours ago, LizEF said:

if you remember whenever it arrives.

I'll add it to my pen and inks list in my bullet journal.

 

[essayfaire]

On 10/1/2021 at 9:54 PM, LizEF said:

You're very welcome!  Would love to know how you like the sample - if you remember whenever it arrives.

I am starting a new thread now titled "Adventures in Brownish Red Inks".  Should be up soon, technology permitting.  Bottom line is I find it an attractive color without shading, and it perhaps is a tad dry.  I think "brick red" (at least in places where the bricks bleach out a bit in the sun) is a fair description.

[LizEF]

24 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

I am starting a new thread now titled "Adventures in Brownish Red Inks".  Should be up soon, technology permitting.  Bottom line is I find it an attractive color without shading, and it perhaps is a tad dry.  I think "brick red" (at least in places where the bricks bleach out a bit in the sun) is a fair description.

Thanks for the follow-up.  Going to look for your thread now.

[LizEF]

Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 265µm.

 

[essayfaire]

3 hours ago, LizEF said:

Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 265µm.

 

Wonder how that compares to the other inks in the "Adventures..."thread!

[LizEF]

27 minutes ago, essayfaire said:

Wonder how that compares to the other inks in the "Adventures..."thread!

I'm not sure which thread you're referring to.  On average (so far), this ink writes a fine line.

[amberleadavis]

On 12/23/2020 at 8:40 PM, inkstainedruth said:

I keep wondering whether to get a sample of this, simply because it was named for/in honor of  FPN's own cyber6.  But I mostly don't like burgundies or brown leaning reds/blood reds -- the only "burgundy" ink I've tried that I've ever been able to stand was a partial bottle of Campo Marzio Bordeaux that my friend gave me which came out of the basement of someone she knew).  The only other red that is vaguely in that category is original formula J Herbin Rouge Hematite (with the big gold flakes, rather than the shimmer dust) -- and that's more of a brick red.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

I'm with you - I'm proud of @Cyber6!