Gruene Cactus Eel Ink - Noodler's

[visvamitra]

Noodler's is one of the companies that don't need introductions. Nathan's Tardiff work is unimaginable. The guy must be a vampire who doesn't sleep and feeds on developing ideas: new inks, new pens.

Gruene Cactus Eel is a highly saturated, dark and fresh shade of green. It's well behaved and using it is pleasant.

Ink splash

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software Id

Tomoe River, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

 

[graystranger]

Great images here, thanks so much for this review and the wonderful photos. A strikingly nice looking ink.

 

I've been using Noodler's Hunter green ink, and it seems quite well behaved too. I have not used it on as many papers as you have nor made swatches, so I don't know how it compares with Gruene Cactus Eel. I used it for writing Christmas cards last year along with Noodler's Fox red ink, for the color association with Christmas. Fox is my "editing" ink and I keep it in a Fine Metropolitan. Also use it in my Midori weekly planner and for making notes on a wall calendar. I think Gruene Cactus Eel would work well too.

 

How does this ink work on low quality papers? Like printer paper? My first thought is that a lubricated ink will feather and bleed badly on the cheaper papers, though I have no experience to back this up. It does not seem to feather that badly on the paper towel, which is about as poor writing paper as you can get. I love that photo.

 

Again, thank you, a good review.

[lapis]

Thanks for the nice review. An interesting green... good example of a hard-to-describe colour. Green, yes of course, but cactus and eel... I think there's more to it than that. And... if it's well-behaved as well, what more do I want?

 

Mike

[T4TEXAS]

Thanks for the review. This has been on my maybe list for a while, but Iprefer darkrr greens.

[amberleadavis]

I actually really like this ink. So, Vis, if I have this ink, do I also need to buy JH Green Eggs & Sausages?

[The Good Captain]

I think I might just be tempted on this one. However, I've G I Green and Green Marine to keep me going for a while - and these were available in the UK making things a little easier. Otherwise it's buy one bottle at a time from the US to avoid any unnecessary UK Customs/Revenue attention!

[mehandiratta]

lovely review....

[jmccarty3]

One of my favorite greens. What a pleasure it is to write with all the Eel inks.