Noodler’s Socrates — Ink Review #108
Noodler's — Socrates Ink Review # 108 Originally posted on FPN: Jan 1, 2024 Ink: Socrates Brand: Noodler's Country: USA Availability: 3 oz (90 ml) bottles. Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B, 1.1) Description This is a gorgeous purple, very wet, but alas with long dry times on coated paper. Despite that, I enjoyed using it for sketching with a Japanese EF nib or journaling in my Peter Pauper notebook with its thick absorbent paper. I would recommend it only with finer nibs on coated papers and with any nib on thick absorbent paper. It is surprisingly very well-behaved on copy paper. Like most purples it has the tendency to stain clear sections, and I had to resort to a cleaning solution to clean my pens. This is pricier than the normal lineup of Noodler’s inks and I believe it was originally destined for the British market. Permanent Ink Note: Permanent inks are best used in well-sealed pens tha...