How did I not know about Ink Gin? How was this not the official alcohol of every pen show? I mean, first there’s the name. Then it’s a lovely shade of violet in the bottle. Then, when mixed with tonic, it turns PINK! I mean seriously! I love a good botanical gin to begin with…
By Jessica Coles Rejoice, blue ink lovers! The newest ink from Sailor, named Sailor’s Sailor, is a beautiful deep blue ink made to celebrate the ink blender Osamu Ishimaru and the 15 years he has been hosting Ink Blending events while dressed as a bartender to emphasize the individuality of each ink. Sailor’s Sailor is…
By Jessica Coles As promised last week, I will be reviewing an additional state ink from the States collection by Sailor. Originally, the States inks were going to come out slowly over the year (or years?) and start with states where Sailor would be present at pen shows, but 2020 had different plans for us all.…
Review by Laura Cameron As you might have guessed, I’m continuing to order samples of blue ink in honor of the Pantone color of the year. Today I’ve got some Diamine Florida Blue (30mL, $7.50) up for review! Florida Blue is a bright blue that I found leaned somewhat turquoise in application. It reminds me…
Mike Dudek from ClickyPost created one of the most favorite Retro51 pens, The System, and did a special edition in all-alloy. It sold out in a nanosecond but he has ONE and because Mike is a generous soul, he decided to let you wonderful folks have a shot (to the moon) at winning it. The…
For our final Anniversary giveaway, Bob and I decided to basically giveaway the store, so to speak. And we’ve had some help from our good pal Mark Bacas at Nibgrinder who decided to dial this giveaway up to 11! So, we decided to divide our giveaway into THREE different packages so we will pick THREE…
It was such fun reading all the awesome stories submitted in the entries for the Pen Addict Franklin-Christoph Pocket 66 Fountain Pen giveaway. The last few months most of us have not be able to spend much time with our friends so hearing stories about great things friends have done for one another, big or…
