KWZ 2025 St. Louis Pen Show Meet Me in St. Louis – 314 Blues ($20 for 60ml Bottle) is the limited edition ink available at this year’s St. Louis Pen Show. Each bottle is 60ml and there will only be 200 bottles available. The ink will be sold exclusively at the show (this weekend Friday through Sunday!).
If there are any bottles left, they may be available for sale upon request (customer will be responsible for shipping costs, tariffs and taxes).
The name for this year’s color is a combination of the St. Louis area code (314) and St. Louis’s rich blues music history, hence “314 Blues”. Also, the color of the ink is blue. The name is not at all related to Pi (3.14…) or Pi Day. Really a shame.
When compared to other inks, Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki is the closest in hue but a little deeper color. Pennonia Torokkeo is the next closest. Waterman Inspired Blue and Lamy Pacific Blue/Turquoise are similar hue but are a little lighter and brighter.
I do love the way KWZ ink smells but this ink is similar enough to others in my collection that I’m not going to kill myself to get a bottle. But it does remind me that I need to look at other KWZ inks for the sweet vanilla scent.
Tools:
- Paper: Odyssey Notebooks A5 Grid 68gsm Tomoe River and Ink Swatching Guidesheets
- Pens: Dominant Industry Ink Muddler, Sailor Hocoro Dip Pens, Zebra G Dip Nib and Tachikawa T-40 Nib Holder
- Swatches: Col-o-Ring Ink Testing Book ($10) & Col-o-dex Rotary Cards ($15)
DISCLAIMER: Some items included in this review were provided free of charge by St. Louis Pen Show for the purpose of review. Please see the About page for more details.
