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Earlier this year I bought several samples including Organics Studio's Jane Austen. When I finally inspected the sample prior to filling a pen I noticed that the ink was brown instead of Violet (on the scan of the written review it rends more red). I don't know if the ink somehow changed color as it aged or if the sample was merely mislabeled. The sample looked and smelled fine and there was no indication of SITB so I forged ahead and filled it into my FRP DIlly with a flex nib. The ink was dry in the Dilly and the feed could not seem to keep up but I think this was more an issue of the pen since I have had this problem with other inks. I dipped a Picasso pen with a medium nib and the ink was nicely wet but not excessively so. The color of the ink was very pleasing even if it wasn't the color I wanted and shaded quite nicely. The drying time could have been better but it wasn't horrible either. On lower quality paper it dried faster and did not feather or bleed through. I would use it again and recommend it but I really want to try the actual Violet color shown in the swabs. The paper I used for the review is from a Tops Docket Gold legal pad in white. This was the first time I had used an Organics Studio Inks and was quite please other than the ink being the wrong color.

Anyone using an ink named for Edgar Allan Poe is probably expecting a gothic tone and a bit of drama and this ink did not disappoint. It could certainly be called a blood red but without being gory or unpleasant to the eye, The scan came out a bid darker than the original. The ink was wet in my Jinhao 450 with a Fude nib and showed slight shading. In my FPR Dilli it was lighter and shaded better. The Dilli has been on the dry side and railroads a lot when flexed. I advanced ink through the feed to counter that and ended up with a nice big ink drop on the page. It definitely looked like a drop of blood. The ink behaved well on the Tops Docket Gold paper as well as on cheaper quality paper. The drying time could have been better but it was certainly within a usable range if you are careful, but might not be the best choice for lefties. This is by no means a bright red ink in my opinion it is subdued enough for full pages of writing. I would recommend it to teachers for grading, especially in language arts (how fun would that be?). I plan on buying a full bottle of this when my ink budget allows.