review: rohrer & klingner alt-bordeaux

I talked about Diamine Tyrian Purple last week, so I might as well talk about a similar ink here!
Rohrer & Klingner is a German ink. It's packaged in 50ml glass bottles. I really like the labels on the front: I think they're quite pretty, and it also gives you a good idea of what color is in the bottle.

I've mentioned this before, but I really don't like the caps on these bottles. They're a fairly flimsy, thin metal, which means it's easy to warp them.

Alt-Bordeaux is a purple that leans more red, and is a tad dusty.

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Alt-Bordeaux has no water resistance to speak of, and it takes a little while to dry. I would say it takes nearly a minute on Tomoe River paper.

Here's a picture of the ink in natural light. I find it a very pleasant ink to look at. You can probably tell here that it has very little shading. It also doesn't sheen.

Alt-Bordeaux is quite similar to Diamine Tyrian Purple, though it runs a bit redder. I think that if you're not paying attention, you can definitely get the two confused in use, but looking a bit closer will reveal them to you.

I had this ink in my Nemosine Singularity last, I believe. The two were a great combination, though I feel as if the Singularity could make any dud into a luscious writer.

I think Alt-Bordeaux is a lovely color. It's quite close to Diamine Tyrian Purple though, so if you have one you definitely don't need the other!

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