Pelikan Hub 2025 - Apricot Achat

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Pelikan Hub 2025 was on 24th October, a Friday. Compared to the two previous years, this year's was held in October instead of September.

In line with the Ink of the Year, Apricot Achat, each participant who had registered with Pelikan for the event, was gifted a bottle of Edelstein ink as well as a Hub-even themed notepad and postcard, all. nicely packaged in a Hub-event themed gift box painted in the colours of the ink of the year i.e. Apricot Achat. 

However, unlike in the past two years, some participants were given different colours of Edelstien ink including Tanzanite, Rose Quartz and Golden Lapis, according to many who posted their experiences on social media after the Hub event. Thus, not all participants in this year's event got the Edelstein Apricot Achat ink as expected, based on their experiences from the prior Hub events of previous years. 

I got the Edelstein Apricot Achat in my Hub gift set. But I would not complain even if I get a bottle of ink of different colour. A free gift should be accepted as such. My opinion is that if one received a bottle of ink that one already has, there is always the option to exchange for another bottle of ink of different colour with the other participants. Makes the Hub event even more interesting isn't it? An unplanned ink exchange activity during the Hub.

All said, I enjoyed this year;s Hub as I had in the two previous years that I had participated. I got to try out pens, nibs and ink that I have not seen in-person before the event and I also allowed any fellow participants to try out some of my treasured pens! An evening of friendly exchanges amongst pen enthusiasts that the Hub is intended to be.

Looking forward to Pelikan Hub 2026... 🖋

Pelikan-sponsored gift box comprising a bottle of Edelstein Apricot Achat ink as well as a Pelikan Hub 2025-themed notepad and postcard, together with my personal Pelikan M1000 Renaissance Brown and Pelikan M815 Metal Striped Blue, Singapore (2025)



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