{"product_id":"scribo-arancio-di-sicilia","title":"Scribo Arancio di Sicilia - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHue:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA warm red-orange. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScribo describe the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecolour as the scent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof summer, and most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e list it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esimply as orange; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseveral reviewers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecall it a tangerine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor bright orange. My \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eswatches sit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enoticeably redder \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethan that. The pen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eswipe is a true \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emid-orange, but the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrops dry down to a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeep tomato-red with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange only in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethinner centres. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExpect writing to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eread as orange, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eheavier or pooled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eapplications to lean \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edistinctly red.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShading:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Strong. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClear light-to-dark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emovement across the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eswipe and pronounced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edark rims where the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eink pools, with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorange core and red \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eedge sitting side by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSheen:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShimmer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlow:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Medium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe interesting bit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Scribo is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eacronym for Scrittura \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBolognese, set up in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBologna in 2016 by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecraftspeople who had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espent years at Omas — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe project began, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore or less, the day \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOmas ended. Pens came \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst; the ink range \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efollowed in 2020, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebuilt specifically to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esuit their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eextra-flexible gold \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enibs, and it arrived \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the tall 90ml \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esquare stackable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebottles with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eslanted base so you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecan get at the last \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof it. Each colour in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe range is named \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor somewhere or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esomething Italian: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu Capri for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eblue grotto, Rosso \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChianti for the full \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eglass. Arancio di \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSicilia is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eisland's orange \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egroves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand-decanted 4ml \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esample vial from my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eown bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare my own swatches \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon Tomoe River Paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm a collector and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm always happy to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etalk ink, so please \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emessage me if you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehave any questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57266214994246,"sku":"INK-121","price":2.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/9696\/1862\/files\/Scribo-AranciodiSicilia3.jpg?v=1788632168","url":"https:\/\/thepensmuggler.co.uk\/products\/scribo-arancio-di-sicilia","provider":"The Pen Smuggler","version":"1.0","type":"link"}