Private Reserve Spearmint: A Newbie's Perspective

[jacobgmusic]

Private Reserve Spearmint

This is my first review of anything and I am excited to do more!

[LizEF]

Good review, jacobgmusic! Looking forward to the next one.

[DrDebG]

Thank you so much for this review! I appreciate the time for your to do this and then to post it.

[crahptacular]

Thanks for the review. Always good to have new reviews and new reviewers!

[namrehsnoom]

Welcome aboard! For some reason I associate mint greens with blue undertones, but this seems a nice vibrant green.

[torstar]

Great review.

 

That is spearmint!

[LizEF]

That is spearmint!

 

That was my thought.

 

The closest green's I've seen to this are the Pilot Varsity Green, Thornton's disposable FP green, and Waterman Harmonious Green. Of course, there's no telling what my monitor is doing to the color, so no way to be sure, but those seem similar to what I see here.

[Drawing61]

Thank you. I love green inks but thought I would hate this one. Your review makes me want to try it.

[Safari_Camo]

Private Reserve is difficult to find in online sites, I'd like to test this colour.
Thanks for your review.

[jacobgmusic]

 

That was my thought.

 

The closest green's I've seen to this are the Pilot Varsity Green, Thornton's disposable FP green, and Waterman Harmonious Green. Of course, there's no telling what my monitor is doing to the color, so no way to be sure, but those seem similar to what I see here.

 

This is surprisingly my only green ink. I love green so I will probably get another green ink next time!

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for your review. I hope to see more.

[TSherbs]

this is my favorite green grading ink

 

Mine is not quite as lemon-lime as your scan looks on my screen.

[Lithium466]

I'm digging that topic... does PR Spearmint have crusting tendencies (like some orange inks can have)?
I'm getting this in that Platinum pocket pen, and now I'm worried about mold:

 

[LizEF]

54 minutes ago, Lithium466 said:

I'm digging that topic... does PR Spearmint have crusting tendencies (like some orange inks can have)?
I'm getting this in that Platinum pocket pen, and now I'm worried about mold:

 

I have seen some yellow-greens form crusties (and reports of brown, red, yellow, and even one blue doing it).  Your photos look like crusties, not mold.  I've never seen mold in a pen that wasn't fuzzy / hairy, like the nib or feed needed a shave.    And I've never seen slime-mold examples that weren't submerged in liquid ink.  FWIW.  (Should you wish to peruse, here's my spreadsheet listing posts about mold - they're mostly from r/fountainpens.)