Pelikan Edelstein Apricot Achat — Ink Review #221
Pelikan Edelstein Apricot Achat Ink Review # 221 Originally posted on FPN: Jan 07, 2026 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Pelikan Apricot Achat Available: 50 ml bottled. Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno F3A, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1) , Kanwrite Desire with a FPR Ultra-flex nib. Pelikan Edelstein Apricot Achat is the ink of the year 2025. Achat is the German word for Agate. I’m a bit confused by the naming, mixing English and German, as in French it translates into Apricot Buying ; to each its own. Many thanks @lithium for the sample. It’s a wet bright orange ink, lacking in the lubrication department. It has subtle shading. It ghosted and bled through on copy paper and with a wet flex nib on Iroful and a bit on Rhodia. Despite a lovely name, I find the colour harsh and slightly fluorescent. But then I don’t like orange inks much. As the scans were off, I took photos only. As a writing ink it’s legible. I would say thi...