As you maybe know, I’m a fan of Pharmacist’s Iron Gall ink, so when I saw he was experimenting with non blue-black i-g ink, I was hooked. The wait seemed long, but two weeks ago Pharmacist announced that tha ink was ready, and last week I received a parcel from Belgium.
Inside, three bottles of ink : Terra Incinerata (green -> dark green), this Oriens-Occidens (orange -> brown) and the standard Document ink (blue -> blue-black).
I love Terra Incinerata, but an orange-brown i-g ink was too tempting not to try it, so I inked my home-ground Waterman Kultur with Oriens-Occidens to test it first. And here you have the review :
Water resistance : it’s an iron gall ink, so it resist water! The bottom of the review has been submerged in water for 1 minute. Orange dye has completely disappeared, but the brown iron-gall is fully visible, and readable!
A wonderful ink, with all the properties I like in iron gall inks, but in a new and nice color. Great work, Pharmacist!
Review posted on Fountain Pen Network
Nice find. Does this ink is PH neutral? or is acid like old days iron gall ink?
PH neutral or at least with a very low acidity, it’s a fountain pen safe, archival quality ink. You can get more information on Fountain Pen Network.