Ink Institute — Cat at Noon — Ink Review #19
Ink Institute - Cat at Noon Ink Review # 19 Originally posted on FPN: Jul 20, 2021 Ink: Cat at Noon Brand: Ink Institute Country: Taiwan Availability: Only in 30 ml bottles Pens Used: Noodler’s Ahab semi-flex, Lamy Safari B Description I got this ink on a whim. I have nothing to compare it with. It's very pale, almost transparent pink. The bright color was a drop of ink that never got absorbed by the paper. This ink has flow issues. Lamy did not like it; I had to prime it often. For Ahab, after a couple of days, it was acceptable. The writing experience was akin to writing with water. I use quite a bit of iron gall inks, Essri is Sailor Doyou compared to this one. 😄 The nib got caught in the paper fibers due to lack of lubrication. Pity. The color is a lovely, almost golden orange-salmon. The one good experience I had was sketching, when there was ink flow. This color would probably be very nice in a room but not for...