{"product_id":"lennon-tool-bar-winter-tonics-sesame-oil-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","title":"Lennon Tool Bar Winter Tonics Sesame Oil - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e A warm mid-brown with a golden-olive cast, drying darker and richer in heavy application than most published reviews suggest. Reviewers commonly describe this as a pale or light tan brown — one describes it as a lighter brown, closer to Sailor Suiseki but paler and more yellow-orange, and another found it very pale from a fine nib. My swatches show something noticeably deeper: a toasted sesame brown in the writing line, and a genuinely dark, near-chocolate brown where the ink pools. Expect the lighter, warmer end from a fine nib and the darker end from a broad or wet writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fpgeeks.com\/forum\/showthread.php\/44819-EFNIR-Lennon-Tool-Bar-Sesame-Oil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" class=\"transition-all group-hover\/tag:ease-out duration-[500ms] ease-in text-accent-100 group-hover\/tag:scale-[100%] scale-[80%] group-hover\/tag:opacity-[100%] opacity-[0%] -mr-[2px]\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M200,64V168a8,8,0,0,1-16,0V83.31L69.66,197.66a8,8,0,0,1-11.32-11.32L172.69,72H88a8,8,0,0,1,0-16H192A8,8,0,0,1,200,64Z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Strong. The swatches move from a light golden tan through to a dark cool brown at the edges, with clear tonal banding across the larger blots. The darker edges lean cooler and greyer than the warm centres, so there is a degree of tonal separation as well as straightforward light-to-dark shading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e None.\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 Dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe interesting bit:\u003c\/strong\u003e This comes from Lennon Tool Bar's 2021 winter set, known in Taiwan as Winter Tonics — four inks named after the ingredients of a Taiwanese cold-weather kitchen: sesame oil, cabbage, silkie chicken and wolfberry. The brand's own note for this one talks about freshly extracted sesame oil hitting a hot pan, and suggests stirring in ginger and chicken to make 麻油雞, sesame oil chicken — the winter dish in Taiwan. Whether the colour actually looks like sesame oil is a question reviewers seem to enjoy: one found it accurate but a touch cooler than the real thing, with a translucency reminiscent of oil spilled on paper. \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":57266215682374,"sku":"INK-138","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/LennonToolBar-SesameOil3.jpg?v=1788627986","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/lennon-tool-bar-winter-tonics-sesame-oil-4ml-fountain-pen-ink-sample","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}