{"product_id":"sailor-tea-time-collection-4-afternoon-tea","title":"Sailor Teatime Around the World Afternoon Tea - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sailor describes it as a warm orange-brown based on orange pekoe tea. My swatches are redder than that. In writing it is a rust or terracotta brown, and the orange only shows in lighter strokes. Where the ink pools, it deepens to a dark brick brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShading: \u003c\/strong\u003eYes, and it's clear. Strokes move from lighter orange-brown to deeper red-brown where the ink collects at the ends of letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheen:\u003c\/strong\u003e None in normal writing. On the heavily pooled swabs the edges dry to a very dark brown, almost black rim, but I wouldn't call that a true sheen.\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\u003e This is the fourth release in Sailor's Teatime Around the World series (世界のTeatime on the box), where each chapter celebrates a tea tradition from a different country. This one is English afternoon tea, and it came out alongside the Three Tiers and Scone pens. The colour is based on orange pekoe. Despite the name, orange pekoe is a black tea leaf grade and has nothing to do with oranges.\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":"Sailor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266211488070,"sku":"INK-027","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Sailor-AfternoonTea3.jpg?v=1789857458","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/sailor-tea-time-collection-4-afternoon-tea","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}