{"product_id":"lennon-tool-bar-taiwan-tea-2-mesona-tea","title":"Lennon Tool Bar Taiwan Tea #2 Mesona Tea — 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e A dark, muted brown with a dusky purple cast. Officially described as a dusty purple-brown with warm grey undertones; in my swatches it reads darker and more chocolate-brown than that, with the purple showing mainly in thinner areas and pooled ink going close to black-brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading: \u003c\/strong\u003eSubtle in writing; more pronounced light-to-dark variation where the ink pools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone visible in my swatches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/strong\u003e None.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit: \u003c\/strong\u003eMesona (仙草, roughly “immortal herb”) is the plant behind grass jelly. In Taiwan it’s simmered for hours into a thick, dark, earthy herbal tea, drunk cold in summer and hot in winter, and known for its bittersweet balance. This is one of six inks in Lennon Tool Bar’s Taiwan Tea series. The brand was founded in Tamsui in 2014 to revive traditional Taiwanese indigo dyeing, which is where its ink-making started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.\u003cbr\u003ePhotos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.\u003cbr\u003eI’m a collector and I’m always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lennon Tool Bar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266210898246,"sku":"INK-012","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Lennontoolbarmesonatea3.jpg?v=1792346825","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/lennon-tool-bar-taiwan-tea-2-mesona-tea","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}