on saleNoodler's Rachmaninoff - 3oz Bottled Ink

The WORST ink ever. Using Goulet pen flush to try to get this garbage out of a brand new Kaweco. I have been disappointed by Noodler's inks before, so I don't know why I thought this would be any different, but this one was my last mistake. Never again. If I could set this on fire for revenge, I would. Actually, I might try because it smells like it will burn! YUCK!

I was blinded by this ink when i first bought it. I quite loved the shade and, having used Skrip inks most of my life (though they have- cough, had - a fairly outrageous red), I was immediately smitten by the prospect that this, harbinger of modern ink-nology had to offer. Put highlighter ink in a fountain pen? Crazy.. I bought an eco specifically for this ink. It worked pretty well.. The "dryness" of this ink manifests as just a scratchiness in the nib. It actually behaves super wet : A lot of cheaper papers will just drink this ink up. That makes it really fast drying, but i notice "dots" and points where i stop the flow of my letters.. Adding some water (10-20% distilled) would smooth this out and increase the line width overall, but i stopped doing it because it exacerbates another of this ink's issues - bleeding.. Even on decent paper, this ink will bleed pretty crazily. Most bright pinks seem to have this characteristic, this one is just worse. Also, my bottle is maybe 6 years old and the dried ink sort of chunks up like rubber cement around the its lip. My wife left this ink unused for six months in an M-2 demonstrator and it was a devil of a time getting it clean. In short, i use other inks now.. I've found Diamine Hope Pink is a great sub for this shade, if not even slightly brighter. It has some of the same problems: it runs slightly dry, has some ghosting and it's consistency, unlike Rach, is rather syrupy. Actually, I think it would be harder to clean that ink out of a clear nib unit, though I've learned my lesson and don't leave pink inks undisturbed in pens long enough to find out. The two exceptions are Noodlers Cactus Fruit Eel, which is a truly splendid ink that not enough people talk about- I'll buy it as long as they keep making it (I've had that ink in my above-mentioned Eco for over a year and it doesn't even think on settling on the pen's walls) and Diamine Scarlet. Both inks are a joy to write with and easy to clean. Still, as an ink that first took me outside the "standard" colour palette, there will always be a place for this bottle on my shelf and in my heart. Just probably the same bottle.

I love this ink in my TWISBI ECO. It writes like a dream on both cheap and expensive paper without bleeding.

Wanted to love this ink. It was one of the first bottles I bought... and wow do I regret jumping in here. While the color is beautiful I cannot use it. The smell induces a headache. Definitely a regret purchase. (I do love other noodler's samples I've tried and will continue to purchase from the brand).

Great, deep color, water is not a problem, quite wet, just perfect!