KWZ Orange — Ink Review #175
KWZ Orange Ink Review # 175 Originally posted on FPN: Mar 12, 2025 Ink: KWZ Orange Brand: KWZ Country: Poland Availability: 60 ml bottles. Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF / F / M / B / Stub 1.1), Kanwrite Desire with FPR Ultraflex. 🧾 Description Part of a mystery-ink blind test on another website. This is a very, very joyous, wet, reddish / coral orange, depending on nib size and pen, with faint shading in M / B dry Lamy Safari nibs, zero water resistance, and very long dry times on Rhodia. You need to have a blow dryer nearby, live in the desert, or use a blotter like in the good old times. The colour is so bright that seeing the shading is a bit difficult. I doubt that much shading is seen with a wet pen. KWZ inks are known for their typical vanilla scent, though despite my sensitivity to scents, I did not notice it in this one. It couldn’t handle the Kanwrite Desire with the FPR Ultraflex nib. Either it poured ink or was ink-sta...