Perhaps it has to do with batch differences but what I received leans just a bit more to the pink side than the samples demonstrate. It is unique and I find I like it. I'm running it in a fine nib pen right now but want to try a more broad one to see how it looks. I'll use this bottle up, for sure.

This is such a pretty, darker purple. I feel like it's purple ink in its truest form. It's my favorite purple ink to reach for.

Good flow and I love this hue of purple.

Beautiful deep color

Maybe it is the batch I received, but it looks black! A couple of the illustrations above also appear black. Beware!

Color is interesting. Too early to tell how well it will be in the pen. Noodler's inks can be problematic.

Really fast shipping during the holiday season. Always excellent service. Have been a customer for years. Noodler's ink with a music nib.

Very cool

Lubrication is great. Purple is great. Goulet exclusives are great. Put it in your flex pens--which are also great.Buy all the colors and write with all the ink.Now, go away. I have pens to fiddle with.

This is my first Noodler's ink and I am very impressed. The color is a beautiful, sophisticated dark wine purple that really pops while also being subtle enough for a professional setting. The ink flows beautifully in my pen and I have no complaints. Fantastic!

Review written by the gift recipient: This ink is on the wetter side, but flows nicely and dries fairly quickly. I wouldn't recommend it for lefties, as even I've smeared a few words as a righty. On my screen, it shows more purple than it does on paper, though the patch of color vs the lettering is different. The patch is much more purple than the actual lettering dries, which is more of a plum or eggplant. I've filled my Kameco Sport Piston converter and my Pilot Metropolitan squeeze converter with no issues and as a fairly new fountain pen user, I'm simply in love with this ink and color. It was a great birthday gift along with the pens and perfectly packaged.

It is a well balanced ink that matches the color of the Purple Heart medal perfectly.

Like the color and the way it went on the paper. Ink was very slow to dry and definitely not water resistant.

It's a well crafted ink, from a great company, sold by actual enthusiasts who obviously pour their hearts into their company.

This was my first Goulet purchase as well, being referred to by a friend who's been a fountain pen lover for years. And I've got to say, that you've made me a fan now, too. Great shipping time and service, and the ink is a gorgeous purple. Looking forward to further purchases!

This ink has amazing shading, and its tones and hues are simply beautiful. It's really smooth to write with, and it dries really quick.

This ink writes nicely on many types of paper. Wet flow but minimal feathering. Very nice shading. I'm left-handed and this ink dries fast enough for me to use it easily without smearing.

My first fountain pen ink.1) The color is gorgeous on quality paper and I love the way the color shades on cursive.2) Love the ink's name because it suits the color.3) Great with cursive handwriting, pen and ink and ink wash drawings!4) Washes out completely from my fingers, but leaves a pretty splatter on paper :)5) The bottle was filled to the brim.6) Made in the USA!

Great ink and Color. If you are looking for a purple ink this is one I highly recommend.

So far I have been enjoying the purple ink. The color is purple but it is dark enough that it is easy to read and does not look out of place next to blue, blue-black, or black ink. The ink starts fast and seems to dry fairly quick. The lines are clean and overall I am enjoying it. The 3oz bottle is really a lot of ink and should hold even the most prolific writer a long time.

First of all, this color is fantastic. I can't get over the color. This is why I kept the ink. The downside to this ink is its a pretty dry ink that doesn't flow smoothly no matter what pen I put it in. And I have 20 pens. Of all nib sizes. So if you can find a similar color in another brand I would go with that. But this would be the cheapest option if you prefer dryer inks, if that is something people do like.

This is yet another great lubricated ink from Noodlers. It has decent flow, although the cactus fruit and turquoise eel inks flow better, the shading is very pretty, going from a subdued dark purple to a very dark almost blackish purple. Love it!

I was looking for a purple that was a bit understated and didn't pop off the page as much as some of the others. Something with a classy look. Purple Heart does this, it goes down dark-ish with my Pilot Metro medium. I have not tried it with a fine nib, but based on use, it does not seem that it will lighten up with a finer nib. It dries really fast on 20lb multi purpose paper and shows no feathering. I like it.

Just got the Purple Heart ink and I really like it. I'm fairly new to this world of fountain pens, but my experience so far is that like the Noodlers pens and inks. I have no real sense of the Water Resistance and Shading yet so I just chose 'Medium'. Ink is a great color, in a nice bottle. Give it a try!

This has become my favorite ink. It's dark enough that it's not immediately apparent you are writing with purple, but is still purple enough to be satisfying. It drys very quickly, which helps on cheaper papers that bleed though with longer drying inks.

I bought this a couple weeks ago and it's such a pretty ink. It doesn't feather too badly and it has good shading. I put it in my Jinhao X750 and have been using it ever since I bought it.

I bought this lubricating ink for my Lamy 2000, and found this ink to be a dream to use. There are great flow properties, it shades beautifully, has a rich and dark color, and is quite well behaved so far in my Lamy. So happy to be able to buy this Goulet exclusive.

Been playing with this ink in a Noodler's Ahab and have been getting very good results after heat setting the nib. Flex has improved with usage and it lays down a nice thick line now. The color of Purple Heart is stunning on Rhodia paper.

I just recieved it and it is such a pleasure to write with :)

I am Military connected by relation and experience. The Purple Heart color has a big meaning to me and that is what drew me to it. Thank you.

This is my new favorite ink color. I have it in three of my pens right now.