on saleDe Atramentis Pearlescent Whisky Brown-Copper - 45ml Bottled Ink

The colors run yellow to gold like sparkling desert sands, but is identified as "Whiskey"? Go Figure.

The ink shading and the shimy delivers, the simmer is a touch clumpy, so just Taylor Swift it out.

This ink is so beautiful, both in the bottle and on the page. It has a ton of sheen and shades between amber and a light brown. It's mesmerizing in a demonstrator pen; I use it in a broad nib and have not experienced clogging, but it does take a long time to clean all the particles out. De Atramentis inks are high quality and this is no exception. Like most if not all shimmer inks, you need to shake your pen now and then, but it's not a deal-breaker for me, but I also like to see the play of the ink as the shimmer goes down to nothing before shaking. It is difficult to keep the amount of copper consistent. I got a sample and had to go for the full bottle.

This ink was recommended by a person at Goulet's help department who fully advised me of the pluses and minuses. You need to use the right paper. The recommendation that I received was for the G. Lalo cream. It looks very nice on this high quality paper but for me, Lalo is just too heavy. I prefer the Tomoe River because it shows off the shimmer so much better. This ink is simply gorgeous but unless I don't know the trick, you must constantly agitate your pen while writing to keep the copper particles suspended and even then, the flow might be interrupted requiring more vigorous shaking or agitation. This is why I can't give it five stars despite its beauty. If you are willing to tolerate the extra work, if's worth it.

I got a sample of this and it actually did not have the sheen or I did not realize at the time that the particles had to be shaken when I stuck my cotton swab in. It appeared to be a golden color which I liked too. I got my bottle and I got my Mars Broad Retro and filled the pen after a through shaking of the ink. It is gorgeous! I love this ink. I am going to try the other De Atramentis pearlescent inks as well. The shine on the paper in the day light is amazing. You have to really shake it up and be ready with pen to fill. I use cheap paper and it shines beautifully on it. When writing make sure you also move the pen up and down occasionally. You might have to give a turn of the convertor if ink flow stops. But, I have not really experienced any problems with this ink in my broad nib. The color samples on line of this ink do no justice to the color whatsoever. I am very happy to have this ink in my collection.