Cassia - Rohrer & Klingner

[visvamitra]

Rohrer & Klingner operates since 1892. At the moment it's the fifth generation of the family that manages the company. I guess that after 122 years they know what they are doing.

R&K inks offer amazing quality for amazing price. In my country a bnottle of R&K ink costs 5-6 $. I know it's a bit more expensive in America, yet I believe the price is still reasonable.

I find it interesting that Rohrer & Klingner seems to focus mainly on the content and not on the bottles. Inks come in industrial looking bottle taht is quite handy but there's just nothing fancy about it. It's surprising.

http://www.rohrer-klingner.de/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/schreibtinte_top_03.jpg

Anyway they offer eighteen colors, some stunning, some boring but all have good qualities and are easy to clean.

http://imageshack.com/a/img742/3085/WHCjxM.jpg

1. Alt-bordeaux
   
2. Alt-Goldgrun
   
3. Blu Mare
   
4. Blue Permanent
   
5. Cassia
   
6. Fernambuc
   
7. Helianthus
   
8. Leipziger-Schwarz
   
9. Magenta
   
10. Morinda
    
11. Royal Blue
    
12. Salix
    
13. Scabiosa
    
14. Sepia
    
15. Smaragdgrun
    
16. Solferino
    
17. Verdigris
    
18. Verdura
    

It's time to re-review this inks.

Cassia is rather bright and quite delightful purple ink. Recently I'm in purple faze and I use purple inks extensively. While Cassia isn't as rich as Lamy's Dark Lilac I still think it looks stunning, especially in broader nibs.

The dry time is medium length, reaching 20 seconds when the ink is used in wet nib on paper like Rhodia. It lacks water resistance but cleans nicely from the pen. The shading is quite nice but not massive. On the other hand in Kaweco double broad nib it's significant. It flows nicely, towards the wet side. Some feathering may be experienced on crappy paper (Moleskine and alikes).

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Color range

Tomoe River, Kaweco Skyline Sport, double broad

Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Skyline Sport, double broad

Maruman, Kaweco Skyline Sport, double broad

Water resistance

[lgsoltek]

Don't forget the green sheen. It's gorgeous.

[visvamitra]

It is nice. I agree In my opinion Rohrer & Klingner inks are possibly the most underrated inks on the market. It's bizarre as they trully are quite impressive.

[lgsoltek]

They are indeed excellent inks. They are affordable, nice selection of colours, behave well, clean out easily, come in practical bottles. They are among my first inks, and I'm happy to own the whole range of their inks, even the black.

[amberleadavis]

I like this one and had to find it. Thank you for the review.

[DrDebG]

This is one of my favorite purple inks. It can be just a tiny bit dry in some pens, but I love it in a juicy stub nib.

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review. This looks like a nice color, but appears to be similar to other purples I have. Okay, well, except maybe for the sheen....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[cleosmama]

I love this color, but it can change to a sort of gray over time. Just thought you might want to know. I've noticed this upon looking back at my own ink journal.

[amberleadavis]

I love this color, but it can change to a sort of gray over time. Just thought you might want to know. I've noticed this upon looking back at my own ink journal.

OH MY, if you have pictures, we'd love to see it.

[visvamitra]

@cleosmama - I would be rather interested in seeing a picture of this color

[Bo Bo Olson]

I have it....and do not know why I can never get back into the violet and purple inks. I must have 8 or 9 and need about that many again.

 

I've only DA PurPur Violet inked right now.

Amethyst just ran dry.

[domzals1]

I tend more towards purple blacks, but the green sheen is a very interesting quality!