Lennon Tool Bar Jasmine - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
Lennon Tool Bar Jasmine - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
Details
Hue: A warm tan with a caramel-orange undertone — light tea-brown rather than the "pale orange" it can be listed as. In a writing line it sits light and golden; in pooled areas it drops to a distinctly russet, red-brown depth. Worth knowing before you buy: my swatches read browner and warmer than the official description suggests.
Shading: Strong. The wash goes from pale sandy tan through amber to deep rust in the same stroke — the drops in my photos show the full range.
Sheen: None.
Shimmer: None.
Flow: Medium.
The interesting bit: Made for the 2025 Taiwan Design Expo in Changhua, one of three inks Lennon Tool Bar built around the county's history. Huatan Township in Changhua was once a centre of jasmine growing, the blossoms used to scent green tea. The maker found that jasmine hydrosol is still distilled there today, bought some, and blended it into the ink — the question they set themselves was what colour a fragrance would be if you could see it. This is the answer, and yes, it is a scented ink; the jasmine is faint and comes off the bottle rather than the page.
This is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.
Photos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.
I'm a collector and I'm always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.
Postage
Royal Mail or Evri, your choice at checkout, from £1.90. Free over £20. Dispatched within 2 working days. UK only for now.
Returns
Change your mind within 14 days and I'll refund you, including standard outbound postage. Return postage is yours unless something's wrong. Opened vials can only be refunded in part. Full details in my refund policy.
What you're getting
A 4ml vial, hand-decanted by me from my own bottle. Swatch photos are mine, on Tomoe River paper. Colours vary with paper, nib and screen, so treat them as a good guide rather than an exact match.