Private Reserve American Blue

[chkuo]

http://chkuo.name/hobbies/fountainpens/20090301002.JPG

[HesNot]

I may need to rethink American Blue - I love the color but had found it to be very slow drying to the point of smearing well after it dried... I mix it with Noodlers Luxury Blue for a nice version that improves both their qualities (negates the flatness of luxury blue, dries and doesn't smear)...

 

But it IS a fantastic color ...

[bwnewton]

I like the Americian Blue but I did notice that it bleeds through on my Moleskine Cahiers, whereas Noodler's Bulletproof black, which I normally use with the cahiers, doesn't.

[Peter from Sherwood Park]

I hadn't intended on trying PR American Blue, but the dealer who sold me my Faber Castell Pearwood Ambition threw in a few American Blue cartridges, so I had to try it out. I like it and it appears very similar to your scan. Thank you for the review!

[chkuo]

The test was from a cartridges (a free gift from Artlite in Atlanta when I visited the store a while ago), I don't have a bottle.

 

Curiously, I find the ink to be fast drying (as you can see in the scan) and I have no problem with smearing. The color is interesting, but a bit too dark for me. Also the poor water resistance is disappointing. I am still searching for my prefect blue...

[Pepin]

The test was from a cartridges (a free gift from Artlite in Atlanta when I visited the store a while ago), I don't have a bottle.

 

Curiously, I find the ink to be fast drying (as you can see in the scan) and I have no problem with smearing. The color is interesting, but a bit too dark for me. Also the poor water resistance is disappointing. I am still searching for my prefect blue...

 

I've been using it for the past few months:

 

1. Very wet. While it doesn't feather, it makes a fine nib write like a medium

2. Slow drying

3. Vivid/Consistent color--doesn't fade

4. Beautiful blue

[Silvermink]

PR American Blue is my "standard" blue. Nice color.

[Nellie]

Consistent color--doesn't fade

Yes, it does - only not as quickly as something like Quink .