Noodler's — Upper Ganges Blue — Ink Review #69
Noodler's — Upper Ganges Blue Ink Review # 69 Originally posted on FPN: Jul 17, 2023 Ink: Upper Ganges Blue Type: Bulletproof Brand: Noodler's Country: USA Availability: 90 ml bottles Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B), Jinhao 450 with a fude nib, Kanwrite ultra-flex nib. Description This is an ink that you would either love or hate. It's a fluorescent sky-blue ink with very fast dry times, below-average lubrication. It hates Japanese EF steel nibs, wet pens and flex nibs. Ironically, the line was thicker when I reverse-wrote with a Japanese EF nib. It's a very paper-specific ink. It likes Rhodia, Midori and Maruman Mnemosyne. But don't try writing with a gusher/flex nib combo. It'll eat your paper. Note: Like the Russian series, this ink is more expensive than typical Noodler’s inks. Chroma Writing Samples While the colour of the first three lines looks different, it's the scanner misbeh...