I bought this as my new notebook for court, and I couldn't be happier.
The leather is of fantastic quality, the texture is smooth, and the feel, well, is premium.
The only quibble is that the fitting of the notebook insert into the leather can become bunched up and takes a moment to reset before being able to close the notebook again. Minor complaint to an otherwise fantastic product.
Although the paper that comes with it, is not the best, the leather more than make up for it.
I think it is dry milled leather. Reminds me of Col. Littlton's leather goods.
I use it with my Tomoe river paper and love the combo.
I collect these things. I'm a chronic note-taker, so I like having something with me to jot things down. I love when I find one with a nice leather cover that I can refill. This one is the nicest. The shade of blue is one I've never seen anywhere. The size is also a plus - not huge, but large enough to write in comfortably.
Low quality notebook, the supplied notebook fits a little loose, hopefully a moleskin fits better. Wish it had some sort of closing mechanism. The cover itself though is exceptional quality and looks very professional. 3.5/5
IT is full-grain leather notebook, so the leather is thicker, however it is very soft. The paper is just okay, but it is a standard size (A5), so can easily be replaced. I wish Drop would re-run them and potentially in smaller size