Private Reserve — 2 Minutes to Midnight — Limited Edition — Ink Review #46

Private Reserve — 2 Minutes to Midnight - Limited Edition

 

Ink Review # 46

 

Originally posted on FPN: Feb 22, 2023

 

Ink: 2 Minutes to Midnight - Limited Edition
Brand: Private Reserve
Country: USA
Availability: 110 ml bottles
Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno (EF, M, stub), Lamy Safari (F, M, B), Kanwrite ultra-flex, Jinhao 450 fude

Description

This is a limited edition ink and it comes in special bottles.

I had a chance to blind test this limited-edition ink on the FPGeeks website.

It's great fun and a privilege to test inks in this fashion. It's you and the ink: no preconceived idea about the brand, the country or the name. 

It’s a rich dark blue, wet and well lubricated. It’s supposed to trigger deep thoughts in the ink user, close to midnight! As I live in the city and rarely can observe the stars, and I am never awake at midnight, I guess this ink is not for me. 😉

For those who like well-behaved inks and don’t tolerate any form of rebellion, this ink is not one of the best. I even managed to create feathering on Tomoe River 68 gsm paper, though the feed was super-primed and it never happened again: 

And some sheen on the same paper: 

It ghosted and bled through on the Maruman Mnemosyne paper, which is a feat in itself. 

Let’s reach for the midnight skies.

Chroma

Writing Samples

Mystery ink #49 is this ink. 

Rhodia

Midori

Tomoe River 68 gsm

Note: Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews.


Cheap paper

Some bleeding ghosts on thin cheap paper. 👻

Water Test

When I tried to dry the paper with a paper towel, it became this mess.

Comparison

Mystery 49 is our ink

Artwork

Inktober52, 2023 — Prompt: Odd

Obviously, the paper wasn't ink-friendly. The brown ink is Rohrer & Klingner Sepia. 

Ink Characteristics

·      What I liked: Easy to clean, nice wet flow, nice faint sheen on some papers.
·      What I didn’t like: There are too many inks in this shade. Some bad behavior. 
·      Shading: Non-existent.
·      Ghosting: Yes, on Maruman and cheap paper. 
·      Bleed through: Same as above. 
·      Flow Rate: Wet.
·      Lubrication: Nice.
·      Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
·      Start-up: No problem.
·      Saturation: Very saturated.
·      Shading Potential: Only with fude nibs on select papers.
·      Sheen: Yes.
·      Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Only once. On cheap paper probably.
·      Nib Creep / “Crud”: No.
·      Staining (pen): No.
·      Clogging: No.
·      Cleaning: Very easy.
·      Water resistance: Good, but you might have a mess.

 

Feel free to share your experience, feedback, or any other comments. The more the merrier. 😊

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