YES! Diamine Writer's Blood is amazing, and so is Polar Glow (which is similar to Diamine Skulls & Roses, but not as crazily sheening) and its bottle is magnificent, a true piece of art! I am new to this channel, and wonder if Diamine Raw Sienna was ever chosen as ink of the year, I think it should, it is a magnificent, well, Raw Sienna, with great shading. A page covered with Raw Sienna writing takes this antique look, just gorgeous!
I tend to prefer blue inks: Federal, Prussian, Royal, and blue-black. I like smokey quartz, actually a moderate brown ink. For blacks I have some solid definitely-black ink; not charcoal, or actually grey ink pretending to be black. I have some Noodler's inks, but I don't like their bottles because they are too tall and represent a spill danger. I'm not a fan of "fad" inks such as shimmer or glitter; I have had a glitter ink plug one of my pens.
Your content is gold :) True that. Thank you. I cant really seem to decide which inks I like the best. Thanks so much for making these videos and sharing with us.
Ginger chicken is gorgeous (but in Australia I don't think I'll be checking it out any time soon). I love brown and orange inks... But I tend to find myself drifting mostly into the blue categories these days because I tend to use them for work more than journalling or hobbies in my 30s (boring I know). But despite mostly inking blues and permanent blacks, my surprise favourite/high use ink of 2022 was Diamine Bougainvillea... Apparently part of me wanted ultrabright and flat as gel pen ink.
Appreciate your top ink being brown. 😁 I love an out of production brown ink as well (Parker Quink brown from the 1940s. Made only a few years but still available with hunting.) Dunno if I can say a top 5 regularly used. Only maybe 3 I actually regularly have in pens (generally all the time.) Everything else is more either just a one month until used up, or kind of randomly used. Some very lovely inks! Thanks for sharing them!
🤔 My favorite/most used are: Private Reserve Black Cherry, Private Reserve Blue Suede, Pilot Irokuzushi Kiri-Same, Irokuzushi Yama Budo, and Teranishi Opera Rose. Right now though, I’m using FWP Oyster Hour and Noodlers Zhivago and am loving them both.
Ooooh, I would LOVE to try Ginger Chicken someday. My most used inks are not exciting or bright colors. I tend to get tired of those inks once I drain the converters. My mainstay inks are: 1. Platinum Carbon: Black 2. Diamine: Green Umber 3. Pilot Iroshizuku: Tsuki-yo 4. Akkerman: SBRE Brown and 5. Diamine: Earl Grey Runner-up: 1. Vinta Inks: Fortaleza, 2. J. Herbin: Vert Empire, 3. Taccia Tsuchi: Golden Wheat 4. Diamine: Meadow and 5. Diamine: Mistletoe.
Nice list - I just got a bottle of FWP Tears of Sapphire and it’s stunningly beautiful and the red sheen is amazing. I’ve also used Tsuki-yo a lot this year as well as Kosumosu. Cross Violet and Yama-Budo also were favorites. I was out of town for awhile (6 weeks) and the Lamy cartridges were stellar in my Dialogue CC and Studios. Sometimes not having to think about changing inks or cleaning out a pen is super convenient.
you make fountain pens so fun 😊 and of course super helpful 😉- right now I'm loving Wearingeul inks- my favorite is their "Half Moon with Dimmed Light"- its basically a soft gray with a bit of blue sparkle ✨✨ I do love a good gray ink for winter- and also have inked up Dominant Industry's "Downpour" which is a lavender-ish gray..... that Ginger Chicken though! may have to get that next - not a big rust color fan but that one looks so rich with great shading😁🤗
I really like permanent inks, and Platinum Carbon Black beats all other inks in that regard. I have several pens inked with it at all times. I use it for journaling and drawing. You can watercolour right over it. Super5 Delhi is a gorgeous permanent yellow-orange.
My faves this year are Diamine Pumpkin (always inked in a Sailor 1911S, medium nib), Birmingham Pen's Ice Rink, and the Pilot 'Blue' that came bundled with my Custom 832.
One of my favorite browns is Noodlers golden brown. The shading is so lovely. Others that I enjoy: Diamine Oxford Blue, a classic everyday blue Noodlers Apache Sunset, beautiful shading of orange and yellows Monteverde Rose Noir, spooky purple Robert Oster Taiwan Blue, bold blue with flecks of electric red Noodlers Navajo Turquoise, bright blue with shading platinum Citrus Black, perfect for fall, warm lime green that darkens as you use it Private Reserve Avocado, matte, reminds me of a posca paint pen Taccia Cha Brown, flat red brown. Sailor 735, deep and dark purple
I totally understand the draw of limited inks that end up akin to you. I prefer to drink my single malts, my favourite is a limited Robert Burns from Scotland, and was previous only available there (I have 2 for special occasions with loved ones.) My favourite ink is Noodler's Raven Black, also discontinued from Wonder Pens, used in a Noodler's Raven pen.
My favorite ink is witch by starlight from colorverse, but in no particular order I also love... Noodler's black swan in english roses, colorverse gluon, kwz honey and diamine green black.
I was lucky enough to find the MB James Purdy at the MB Store in Hawaii. They were nice enough to hold it for almost a week before I could make it out there. Great customer service at the MB store.
This year I discovered Private Reserve inks.. Ebony Green and Black Magic Blue are my favs.. the Iroshizuku line is ahhhhmazingly well behaved, and stunning. Shin Kai.. and asa gao are staples.. also Pilot Blue Black rules. Glad you found a match for your holy grail ink.. perfect for your Arizona Sunset pen. Wow.
My sis picked me up Ginger Chicken and Tuna Grey at Scriptus, and I love them both. But yeah, Ginger Chicken is a pretty remarkable colour. I don't have anything else like it.
Some beautiful choices. The only one I have is Writers Blood the only one that has been in my Pilot E95s. If just pairs so well with the Burgabdy Chanpagne version. Once I put it in that pen, nothing else has been it. I'll probably will buy the 2nd choice on your list and maybe the Noodlers Pecan for My Diplomat Aero in orange. Either look like they might be a good pairing for that pen.
That was an intereting list. Ink that smells like whiskey sounds delightful. And I love brown inks, though purples are usually my absolute top favorites. My most used inks are probably Platinum Carbon Black, De Atramentis Document Dark Blue, J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune, De Atramentis Aubergine, and... it's hard to tell what would be fifth. Probably either Diamine Kopi O Kaw, Diamine Ancient Copper, De Atramentis Document Green, or De Atramentis Document Dark Green. My favorites are a similar, but slightly different list. J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune, De Atramentis Aubergine, Platinum Carbon Black, and again, I'd have a really hard time figuring it out beyond that. Four and five would be either Sailor Seiboku, Diamine Kopi O Kaw, Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Writer's Blood, or Herbin Emerald of Chivor.
I'm pretty new to the fountain pen life, so I've only tried a few inks - Pelikan brilliant brown, Iroshizuki kon-peki, Diamine soft mint and private reserve black cherry.
You have a world of exploration available to you, stranger. Mine began with cheap 30ml bottles of diamine inks, and has expanded a bit to include slightly more expensive inks (I treated myself to a bottle of pelikan edelstein apatite earlier today, which is my most expensive ink by far) At the price of the diamine 30ml plastic bottles, it would be crazy not to experiment with different colours to find something you love the look of. Best wishes with your fountain pen fun.
@@mattsadventureswithart5764 I did get a bottle of Platinum Citrus Black when Endless Pens had it on sale and then offered a 15% discount. It is fascinating to watch it go on the paper such a light yellow and oxidize to a wonderfully grungy shade!
1. Diamine Ancient Copper 2. Robert Oster Cafe crema 3.Pilot take sumi 4. Noodlers Dark Matter 5. Pilot Ina ho Bonus choice 1.- J Herbin Orange Indien Bonus choice 2.- J Herbin Lie de the
I have the newer formula of KWZ honey, and I had 0 problems cleaning it out of my Kaweco Brass Sport, so I don't think the new formula is as 'problematic' as the old formula. :) My favorite inks: Diamine Robert, Organics Emerson, Taccia Black Jeans, Sailor Studio 123, and FWP Writing Desk. Honorable mention: Robert Oster Tranquility.
@@oniva01 I got it at Cult Pens - they're based in the UK and I'm in Canada, but they have free shipping if you spend more than a certain amount. I bought their exclusive Benu Euphoria, so I added a few inks to my cart too! :)
I love Montblanc James Purdey, and bought more bottles than I could afford. It's my favorite journaling ink, and one of my most used inks. I do take a wee shot of single malt now and again, but I tried this ink because James Purday has always been a magical name in the world of upland, double barrel shotguns. Such a shotgun in good shape today makes a Namiki Maki-e Emperor look like a Pilot Metropolitan. Even as many bottles of James Purdey as I bought, it won't last more than another two or three years. Writer's Blood is probably my least favorite ink of all time. I think it's hideously bad. It's far too dar, far, far, far too wet, and just sits there looking ugly. I poured mine out, rinsed the bottle, and refilled it from a bottle of Diamine Red Dragon. Now I have a bottle of ink with a name I love, filled with an ink I love. I use so many inks each year that it's often difficult to tell which I use most, but this year was easier because I actually kept an ink log. In order, they were Montblanc James Purdey, Diamine Ancient Copper, Waterman Tender Purple, Monteverde Yosemite Green, Sailor Fifty States Texas, and Diamine Red Dragon. A very close seventh ink was Montblanc Wood and Tobacco scented ink, Gray, which cost the same ninety dollars per bottle that I paid for James Purdey. But it is my favorite gray ink. I really need to stay away from Montblanc inks. Unfortunately, I also like Montblanc Leather, and Montblanc James Purdey & Sons Cigar scented ink. Single malt scent and Cigar scent. What more could anyone ask?
I'm the opposite to you on diamine writers blood. I'm not trying to say you're wrong, of course; I comment to celebrate how different we are even while we have a shared love for things like using fountain pen ink. Its permanently inked in my twsbi go (another choice that makes some people wonder at my sanity), and writes middling-dry for me. I wonder if you've not tried it with a dry writing nib? Or, perhaps, my perception of what is wet or dry is just vastly different to yours? No matter what, I hope you have a wonderful time this mid winter festive season, stranger.
@dventureswithart5764 Everyone seems to gush over Diamine's Writer's Blood. What's the deal". Why is this ink so popularity? Would you consider it overly hyped? So you find it dry? I've never had any flow issue with any of my Diamine inks, (and I have many, many Diamine inks) so far, anyway.
Since we are on the topic of top 5 used inks in 2022: 5. Noodler's Black Swan in Aussie Roses. 4. Noodler's Q'ternity Blue 3. Private Reserve Ebony Purple 2. Diamine Prussian Blue 1. Noodler's Raven Black
I use only black inks, for writing and the most used links this year - Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi, Namiki black, MontBlanc mystery black, Montegrappa black
My top inks (fortunately no limited editions 🙂) - Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin - Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine - De Atramentis Logbuch (a scented blue black)
Greetings from Australia. Interesting video. Why did Montblanc stop producing the 'single malt'? It's very nice. My most used inks are Australian inks. Van Dieman's Rhubarb Crumble (Rhubarb red) and Styx Valley (very dark green).
I'd love to hear more about how you use these. I have a few of these but white papers already glow so much that I haven't found a good, creative way to make the most of them.
I love Polar Glow! Most inks shade between saturated and de-saturated. Those are fine but I love inks of most colors that have that glow-like effect where it shades between a saturated color and a slightly lighter but still highly saturated hue. Seeing a glimpse of the blue under the sheen is something that I miss in my all-time most used ink: Diamine's Skull and Roses. Usually, on the occasions that S&R isn't sheening, there is a sheening haze. Blue ink + pink haze = purple appearance. I love purple inks but I'd really like to see S&R's blue pop out more often. Polar Glow doesn't sheen as readily so you see its beautiful blue more often. But what doesn't de-throne S&R from its lofty position is the fact that S&R is more well behaved than Polar Glow. The latter tends to bleed through on cheaper papers so I have more faith in S&R to work (and sheen!) in most every scenario. On the other side of Polar Glow is another favorite ink of mine: Diamine's Arctic Blue. This is a standard shimmer ink but I like to use it with or without agitating the bottle first. I suspect that it uses the same dye as Polar Glow but less concentrated. It sheens but not as readily as Polar Glow. If I had to choose only one ink I would currently go with Diamine's Iron Gall Blue-Black. Well behaved. Permanent. Fun to watch as it ages. Orange is not my favorite color but I use Monteverde's Lion a lot. My cat is a golden-orange ginger and I wanted an ink that could represent him in my planner. Honorable mentions: I used a lot of Monteverde's Horizon Blue and Diamine's Monboddos Hat this year. I absolutely loved my sample of Taccia's Golden Wheat that I picked up this year and am looking forward to buying a bottle of the stuff.
Also, FYI: Noodler's Pecan is supposed to be a leathery brown with strong orange-yellow undertones. It is not supposed to be an orange ink. But it is so supersaturated that the brown dye precipitates out of solution and sinks to the bottom, leaving the orange at the top. If you want the Pecan experience as it was formulated, warm the bottle with body heat for 10 minutes and then give it a vigorous shake for at least 30 seconds. Don't be surprised, however, if the ink starts to fall apart in your pen. I've had flow issues followed by clumps of brown dye plopping out. I've had several other Noodler's inks with this problem to one extent or another, including the popular Black. Pecan is the worst at it but I'm now in the habit of giving all Noodler's inks a thorough shake before use. It would make sense to dilute Noodler's inks to help minimize this problem but I haven't done any methodical efforts to find the right balance between well-behaved and retaining Noodler's visual appeal. Maybe you could do a video on this to help get the word out? And/or another video showing your Noodler's experiments?
Oh, and lastly: could you please do some videos showcasing your favorite inks in blocks of text? ie, dedicate a page of quotes to each ink? Some inks look markedly different from their swatches and which pens and papers are used. Some are beautiful inks when used in header text but would sear a person's retinas when used as a letter to a friend. Some inks are also fun to watch as they dry!
I really like Diamine Aurora Borealis in my Twsbi prussian blue. It just matches the pen so nicely. And then LArtisan Pastellier Fuchsia in my Hippocampus Purple Nahvalur Original. The pen and ink are a perfect marriage. If you don't like that pen then i don't think you'll like this ink either. LOL
@PensandTea Do you have any recommendations of inks that are similar to the James Purdey & Sons Single Malt and Dominant Industry Ginger Chicken? I know I've heard that Diamine Ancient Copper is a good alternative, but apparently it has a tendency to get crusty. Any other recommendations?
Hmmmmmmm. Iroshizuku Ina-Ho, which is discontinued but I think I've found a replacement for it : Ferris Wheel Goose Poupon.. Diamine Ancient Copper. Diamine Polar Glow. Waterman Mysterious Blue. DeAtramentis Document Turquoise (but I need to find out whether there's a non-Document Turquoise as well. I also like the grays from Iroshizuku and De Atramentis Document Green-Gray.
Rear ink lineup!! Whenever did you find that Polar Glow!!? (I’m in Canada as well)… I get why you Love it it’s stunning!!! Are you still thinking of culling your Kaweko sport collection? It’s one Id really like to try (mostly because of you TBH) but I’m Leary of buying one because of the inconsistency in the nibs. If you are please - Let me know I’m interested! 😊
I am going to cut my kawecos in half I think. I just have too many hahaha I do plan on listing some in the coming weeks. The polar glow I picked up a couple years ago from Wonderpens in toronto
hey, thanks for this! how does the noodler's pecan compare to their apache sunset? (I know that has changed names too, though I don't know the new name)
Pecan is SUPPOSED to be a leather brown with strong orange-yellow undertones. But it is such a supersaturated ink that the brown dye will fall out of solution and sink to the bottom. What is shown in the video is the underlying orange (ie, void of the brown) which is, IMO, a boring, rather standard orange. To make the most out of the ink one should warm the bottle in their hands (or sit on it for 5-10 minutes) and then shake *vigorously* before filling the pen. Even so, don't be surprised if the ink starts to separate in your pen. I've had globs of congealed brown dye plop out of the pen and onto the paper if I leave the ink in the pen for a while (and especially if the pen gets cold). I now shake all Noodler's inks vigorously prior to filling. I know a lot of other people who dilute Noodler's inks with distilled water in as much as a 50:50 ratio. They claim that it helps with this problem and doesn't have any ill effects (but I haven't tried this technique). Apache Sunset is now Southwest Sunset. I haven't touched it in years so I'm not sure if it has the same issue as Pecan. I'd recommend that you just buy a sample. It's a beautiful ink that shades between orange-red to orange to yellow (the red is pretty rare; orange and yellow are common). It is a lot of fun! But I'd recommend a sample because it suffers from Noodler's long dry times and while it isn't too light to read (as some other yellow-heavy inks can be) it is awfully bright. I wouldn't want to write a letter to a friend with it. It could give them a headache. Nor would I want to write a page of notes with it. It would give ME a headache. If you were my neighbor I'd give you an ounce of each. Noodler's makes interesting and beautiful inks but they're too inconsistent and high maintenance. I am happy to give them away at this point.
Some nice inks. As of posting this comment, Ginger Chicken was listed as "Sold Out", I guess we will blame your videos. :) I plan to get some when it comes back in stock, I love the colour.
@@PensandTea I need some more interesting inks. I have Platinum Mixable Black, Private Reserve Electric DC Blue, R-K Scabiosa, and Platinum Carbon Black. I find myself using the last two all the time mainly due to their waterproof properties. I lean more to the waterproof inks because I use my fountain pens at work and need the durable inks. However, I'm finding that I want to do more and need nicer inks to go along with my PR Blue. Funny thing, swatched my inks tonight and the Mixable Black dried with a brown tint which isn't noticeable when writing.
My top 5 inks were somewhat surprising because prior to this year, I was the person who basically wrote in purples and magentas with Noodler's Black thrown in when I needed a basic black and that wasn't the case this year. 1.) Sailor Nadeshiko had me in a choke hold this year. I used half of the bottle this year alone. 2.) Platinum Carbon Black. I bought this ink for the first time and fell in love. It is super dark, dries relatively quickly, and I can highlight over it with no problems. I will never be without this ink. 3.) Diamine Brandy Snap is utter perfection for me. I absolutely love this ink. 4) Diamine Ancient Copper is amazing. I love it so much I have both a 30 ml bottle and an 80 ml bottle. 5) Vinta Leyte is one of my favorite olive greens. I love to write with it and watch the color shift as it dries. Honorable mention is Diamine's Salamander.
When I saw Diamine "Writer's Blood" I had to think of my De Atramentis "Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)". This ink is real red wine and I really like this shade so far. I haven't tried other colors for a long time. But every now and then I have to switch to other colors. Maybe I'll try Wonder Pens "Ginger Chicken" now.
Selecting all these different shades of ink when mostly one can mostly use it for writing, and assuming most people do not have anything worthwhile to write about makes all these inks a kind of waste of money.
Nice video but it would’ve been helpful if you provided writing samples using the colors
YES! Diamine Writer's Blood is amazing, and so is Polar Glow (which is similar to Diamine Skulls & Roses, but not as crazily sheening) and its bottle is magnificent, a true piece of art!
I am new to this channel, and wonder if Diamine Raw Sienna was ever chosen as ink of the year, I think it should, it is a magnificent, well, Raw Sienna, with great shading. A page covered with Raw Sienna writing takes this antique look, just gorgeous!
I tend to prefer blue inks: Federal, Prussian, Royal, and blue-black. I like smokey quartz, actually a moderate brown ink. For blacks I have some solid definitely-black ink; not charcoal, or actually grey ink pretending to be black. I have some Noodler's inks, but I don't like their bottles because they are too tall and represent a spill danger. I'm not a fan of "fad" inks such as shimmer or glitter; I have had a glitter ink plug one of my pens.
Noodlers Walnut, a great ink on the brown spectrum. Kaweco Palm Green is another favorite.
Your content is gold :) True that. Thank you. I cant really seem to decide which inks I like the best. Thanks so much for making these videos and sharing with us.
Ginger chicken is gorgeous (but in Australia I don't think I'll be checking it out any time soon).
I love brown and orange inks... But I tend to find myself drifting mostly into the blue categories these days because I tend to use them for work more than journalling or hobbies in my 30s (boring I know).
But despite mostly inking blues and permanent blacks, my surprise favourite/high use ink of 2022 was Diamine Bougainvillea... Apparently part of me wanted ultrabright and flat as gel pen ink.
Writers blood is my all time favourite! I have it in my twsbi go, and love how it writes in that pen.
Nice selection!
Appreciate your top ink being brown. 😁 I love an out of production brown ink as well (Parker Quink brown from the 1940s. Made only a few years but still available with hunting.)
Dunno if I can say a top 5 regularly used. Only maybe 3 I actually regularly have in pens (generally all the time.) Everything else is more either just a one month until used up, or kind of randomly used.
Some very lovely inks! Thanks for sharing them!
🤔 My favorite/most used are: Private Reserve Black Cherry, Private Reserve Blue Suede, Pilot Irokuzushi Kiri-Same, Irokuzushi Yama Budo, and Teranishi Opera Rose. Right now though, I’m using FWP Oyster Hour and Noodlers Zhivago and am loving them both.
Ooooh, I would LOVE to try Ginger Chicken someday. My most used inks are not exciting or bright colors. I tend to get tired of those inks once I drain the converters.
My mainstay inks are:
1. Platinum Carbon: Black 2. Diamine: Green Umber 3. Pilot Iroshizuku: Tsuki-yo 4. Akkerman: SBRE Brown and 5. Diamine: Earl Grey
Runner-up:
1. Vinta Inks: Fortaleza, 2. J. Herbin: Vert Empire, 3. Taccia Tsuchi: Golden Wheat 4. Diamine: Meadow and 5. Diamine: Mistletoe.
Nice list - I just got a bottle of FWP Tears of Sapphire and it’s stunningly beautiful and the red sheen is amazing. I’ve also used Tsuki-yo a lot this year as well as Kosumosu. Cross Violet and Yama-Budo also were favorites. I was out of town for awhile (6 weeks) and the Lamy cartridges were stellar in my Dialogue CC and Studios. Sometimes not having to think about changing inks or cleaning out a pen is super convenient.
Yes, have to concur on the Writer’s Blood. Gorgeous.
you make fountain pens so fun 😊 and of course super helpful 😉- right now I'm loving Wearingeul inks- my favorite is their "Half Moon with Dimmed Light"- its basically a soft gray with a bit of blue sparkle ✨✨ I do love a good gray ink for winter- and also have inked up Dominant Industry's "Downpour" which is a lavender-ish gray..... that Ginger Chicken though! may have to get that next - not a big rust color fan but that one looks so rich with great shading😁🤗
I really like permanent inks, and Platinum Carbon Black beats all other inks in that regard. I have several pens inked with it at all times. I use it for journaling and drawing. You can watercolour right over it. Super5 Delhi is a gorgeous permanent yellow-orange.
My faves this year are Diamine Pumpkin (always inked in a Sailor 1911S, medium nib), Birmingham Pen's Ice Rink, and the Pilot 'Blue' that came bundled with my Custom 832.
I love Wonder Pens!!!! They are fantastic.
My favorite is an orange and brown ink but it’s KWZ Iron Gall Mandarin.
One of my favorite browns is Noodlers golden brown. The shading is so lovely.
Others that I enjoy: Diamine Oxford Blue, a classic everyday blue
Noodlers Apache Sunset, beautiful shading of orange and yellows
Monteverde Rose Noir, spooky purple
Robert Oster Taiwan Blue, bold blue with flecks of electric red
Noodlers Navajo Turquoise, bright blue with shading
platinum Citrus Black, perfect for fall, warm lime green that darkens as you use it
Private Reserve Avocado, matte, reminds me of a posca paint pen
Taccia Cha Brown, flat red brown.
Sailor 735, deep and dark purple
I totally understand the draw of limited inks that end up akin to you. I prefer to drink my single malts, my favourite is a limited Robert Burns from Scotland, and was previous only available there (I have 2 for special occasions with loved ones.) My favourite ink is Noodler's Raven Black, also discontinued from Wonder Pens, used in a Noodler's Raven pen.
My favorite ink is witch by starlight from colorverse, but in no particular order I also love... Noodler's black swan in english roses, colorverse gluon, kwz honey and diamine green black.
I was lucky enough to find the MB James Purdy at the MB Store in Hawaii. They were nice enough to hold it for almost a week before I could make it out there. Great customer service at the MB store.
This year I discovered Private Reserve inks.. Ebony Green and Black Magic Blue are my favs..
the Iroshizuku line is ahhhhmazingly well behaved, and stunning. Shin Kai.. and asa gao are staples.. also Pilot Blue Black rules.
Glad you found a match for your holy grail ink.. perfect for your Arizona Sunset pen. Wow.
PIlot Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku and Yama-Budo, Dominant Industry Maple, Noodler's Pecan, De Atramentis Document Green Grey
My sis picked me up Ginger Chicken and Tuna Grey at Scriptus, and I love them both. But yeah, Ginger Chicken is a pretty remarkable colour. I don't have anything else like it.
I agree about Diamine Writer's Blood. I can also recommend Diamine's Ancient Copper.
I love Noodle's Apache Sunset and Black Swan Australian Rose.
My Noodler's Apache Sunset is SUPER wet and takes forever to dry and can sometimes feather. Do you have any similar issues with your N's A.S.?
I recently bought the iroshizuku tsuki-yo and the iroshizuku tsutsuji and I love them. I plan to get more in two weeks (in different colors of course)
If you like teal Ku-Jaku is a gorgeous peacock shade. 10/10 recommend that color.
Some beautiful choices. The only one I have is Writers Blood the only one that has been in my Pilot E95s. If just pairs so well with the Burgabdy Chanpagne version. Once I put it in that pen, nothing else has been it. I'll probably will buy the 2nd choice on your list and maybe the Noodlers Pecan for My Diplomat Aero in orange. Either look like they might be a good pairing for that pen.
Mine is probably Waterman Inspired Blue. Its cheap, beautiful, flawless flex ink. It's just perfect for my uses.
I’ve used this before, about half a bottles worth I’d say and it is great, I just have so many inks hahaha
I like Waterman's Mysterious Blue.
I love Noodlers Blue Black and Yama Budo!
Very nice
For me, definitely Ina-ho! It was my most used ink this year
Diamine Ancient copper is my first love... But I don't much ink experience!
YOU SHOULD DO AN ANTI BROWN/RED/YELLOW LIST...SO BEST ONES BUT THEY CANT BE YOUR FAVORITE COLOUR
Leonardo Nutmeg ink is beautiful also. Try it, sometime.
That was an intereting list. Ink that smells like whiskey sounds delightful. And I love brown inks, though purples are usually my absolute top favorites.
My most used inks are probably Platinum Carbon Black, De Atramentis Document Dark Blue, J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune, De Atramentis Aubergine, and... it's hard to tell what would be fifth. Probably either Diamine Kopi O Kaw, Diamine Ancient Copper, De Atramentis Document Green, or De Atramentis Document Dark Green.
My favorites are a similar, but slightly different list. J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune, De Atramentis Aubergine, Platinum Carbon Black, and again, I'd have a really hard time figuring it out beyond that. Four and five would be either Sailor Seiboku, Diamine Kopi O Kaw, Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Writer's Blood, or Herbin Emerald of Chivor.
I'm pretty new to the fountain pen life, so I've only tried a few inks - Pelikan brilliant brown, Iroshizuki kon-peki, Diamine soft mint and private reserve black cherry.
You have a world of exploration available to you, stranger. Mine began with cheap 30ml bottles of diamine inks, and has expanded a bit to include slightly more expensive inks (I treated myself to a bottle of pelikan edelstein apatite earlier today, which is my most expensive ink by far)
At the price of the diamine 30ml plastic bottles, it would be crazy not to experiment with different colours to find something you love the look of. Best wishes with your fountain pen fun.
@@mattsadventureswithart5764 I did get a bottle of Platinum Citrus Black when Endless Pens had it on sale and then offered a 15% discount. It is fascinating to watch it go on the paper such a light yellow and oxidize to a wonderfully grungy shade!
Tsuki-Yo is probably my most used ink. I have it paired with my Homo Sapiens Midnight in Florence.
1. Diamine Ancient Copper
2. Robert Oster Cafe crema
3.Pilot take sumi
4. Noodlers Dark Matter
5. Pilot Ina ho
Bonus choice 1.- J Herbin Orange Indien
Bonus choice 2.- J Herbin Lie de the
Also, I'm dying and wishing I had your tope 2....gorgeous.
I have the newer formula of KWZ honey, and I had 0 problems cleaning it out of my Kaweco Brass Sport, so I don't think the new formula is as 'problematic' as the old formula. :) My favorite inks: Diamine Robert, Organics Emerson, Taccia Black Jeans, Sailor Studio 123, and FWP Writing Desk. Honorable mention: Robert Oster Tranquility.
Where were you able to purchase it?
@@oniva01 I got it at Cult Pens - they're based in the UK and I'm in Canada, but they have free shipping if you spend more than a certain amount. I bought their exclusive Benu Euphoria, so I added a few inks to my cart too! :)
@@fancyfaceb thanks
KWZ Old Gold.
I love Montblanc James Purdey, and bought more bottles than I could afford. It's my favorite journaling ink, and one of my most used inks. I do take a wee shot of single malt now and again, but I tried this ink because James Purday has always been a magical name in the world of upland, double barrel shotguns. Such a shotgun in good shape today makes a Namiki Maki-e Emperor look like a Pilot Metropolitan. Even as many bottles of James Purdey as I bought, it won't last more than another two or three years.
Writer's Blood is probably my least favorite ink of all time. I think it's hideously bad. It's far too dar, far, far, far too wet, and just sits there looking ugly. I poured mine out, rinsed the bottle, and refilled it from a bottle of Diamine Red Dragon. Now I have a bottle of ink with a name I love, filled with an ink I love.
I use so many inks each year that it's often difficult to tell which I use most, but this year was easier because I actually kept an ink log. In order, they were Montblanc James Purdey, Diamine Ancient Copper, Waterman Tender Purple, Monteverde Yosemite Green, Sailor Fifty States Texas, and Diamine Red Dragon. A very close seventh ink was Montblanc Wood and Tobacco scented ink, Gray, which cost the same ninety dollars per bottle that I paid for James Purdey. But it is my favorite gray ink. I really need to stay away from Montblanc inks. Unfortunately, I also like Montblanc Leather, and Montblanc James Purdey & Sons Cigar scented ink. Single malt scent and Cigar scent. What more could anyone ask?
I'm the opposite to you on diamine writers blood. I'm not trying to say you're wrong, of course; I comment to celebrate how different we are even while we have a shared love for things like using fountain pen ink.
Its permanently inked in my twsbi go (another choice that makes some people wonder at my sanity), and writes middling-dry for me. I wonder if you've not tried it with a dry writing nib? Or, perhaps, my perception of what is wet or dry is just vastly different to yours?
No matter what, I hope you have a wonderful time this mid winter festive season, stranger.
@dventureswithart5764 Everyone seems to gush over Diamine's Writer's Blood. What's the deal". Why is this ink so popularity? Would you consider it overly hyped? So you find it dry? I've never had any flow issue with any of my Diamine inks, (and I have many, many Diamine inks) so far, anyway.
Since we are on the topic of top 5 used inks in 2022:
5. Noodler's Black Swan in Aussie Roses.
4. Noodler's Q'ternity Blue
3. Private Reserve Ebony Purple
2. Diamine Prussian Blue
1. Noodler's Raven Black
I use only black inks, for writing and the most used links this year - Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi, Namiki black, MontBlanc mystery black, Montegrappa black
My top inks (fortunately no limited editions 🙂)
- Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin
- Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine
- De Atramentis Logbuch (a scented blue black)
Greetings from Australia.
Interesting video.
Why did Montblanc stop producing the 'single malt'? It's very nice.
My most used inks are Australian inks.
Van Dieman's Rhubarb Crumble (Rhubarb red) and Styx Valley (very dark green).
I prefer the uv and glowing inks ❤
I'd love to hear more about how you use these. I have a few of these but white papers already glow so much that I haven't found a good, creative way to make the most of them.
You should check out diamine ancient copper! It gives off very similar vibes to the single malt and ginger chicken
I was reminded of Ancient Copper as well; it's a favorite of mine.
Yes. Diamine Ancient Copper has as well the (so far) advantage of not being a special issue, but general stock.
Nice inks! Is that Ginger Chicken water resistant?
I love Polar Glow! Most inks shade between saturated and de-saturated. Those are fine but I love inks of most colors that have that glow-like effect where it shades between a saturated color and a slightly lighter but still highly saturated hue. Seeing a glimpse of the blue under the sheen is something that I miss in my all-time most used ink: Diamine's Skull and Roses. Usually, on the occasions that S&R isn't sheening, there is a sheening haze. Blue ink + pink haze = purple appearance. I love purple inks but I'd really like to see S&R's blue pop out more often. Polar Glow doesn't sheen as readily so you see its beautiful blue more often. But what doesn't de-throne S&R from its lofty position is the fact that S&R is more well behaved than Polar Glow. The latter tends to bleed through on cheaper papers so I have more faith in S&R to work (and sheen!) in most every scenario.
On the other side of Polar Glow is another favorite ink of mine: Diamine's Arctic Blue. This is a standard shimmer ink but I like to use it with or without agitating the bottle first. I suspect that it uses the same dye as Polar Glow but less concentrated. It sheens but not as readily as Polar Glow.
If I had to choose only one ink I would currently go with Diamine's Iron Gall Blue-Black. Well behaved. Permanent. Fun to watch as it ages.
Orange is not my favorite color but I use Monteverde's Lion a lot. My cat is a golden-orange ginger and I wanted an ink that could represent him in my planner.
Honorable mentions: I used a lot of Monteverde's Horizon Blue and Diamine's Monboddos Hat this year. I absolutely loved my sample of Taccia's Golden Wheat that I picked up this year and am looking forward to buying a bottle of the stuff.
Also, FYI: Noodler's Pecan is supposed to be a leathery brown with strong orange-yellow undertones. It is not supposed to be an orange ink. But it is so supersaturated that the brown dye precipitates out of solution and sinks to the bottom, leaving the orange at the top. If you want the Pecan experience as it was formulated, warm the bottle with body heat for 10 minutes and then give it a vigorous shake for at least 30 seconds. Don't be surprised, however, if the ink starts to fall apart in your pen. I've had flow issues followed by clumps of brown dye plopping out.
I've had several other Noodler's inks with this problem to one extent or another, including the popular Black. Pecan is the worst at it but I'm now in the habit of giving all Noodler's inks a thorough shake before use.
It would make sense to dilute Noodler's inks to help minimize this problem but I haven't done any methodical efforts to find the right balance between well-behaved and retaining Noodler's visual appeal. Maybe you could do a video on this to help get the word out? And/or another video showing your Noodler's experiments?
Oh, and lastly: could you please do some videos showcasing your favorite inks in blocks of text? ie, dedicate a page of quotes to each ink? Some inks look markedly different from their swatches and which pens and papers are used. Some are beautiful inks when used in header text but would sear a person's retinas when used as a letter to a friend. Some inks are also fun to watch as they dry!
Have you ever tried Berlin Notebook Fox No 6? I think you might find a few favourite.
I’ve never heard of it, but I’m gonna have to check it out now!
@@PensandTea I have it in two pens, if that says anything. :)
I really like Diamine Aurora Borealis in my Twsbi prussian blue. It just matches the pen so nicely.
And then LArtisan Pastellier Fuchsia in my Hippocampus Purple Nahvalur Original. The pen and ink are a perfect marriage. If you don't like that pen then i don't think you'll like this ink either. LOL
Thanks for a great video. I wonder where in the USA can I purchase the ginger chicken ink? I'd love to get a bottle or two.
@PensandTea Do you have any recommendations of inks that are similar to the James Purdey & Sons Single Malt and Dominant Industry Ginger Chicken? I know I've heard that Diamine Ancient Copper is a good alternative, but apparently it has a tendency to get crusty. Any other recommendations?
Diamine Blue black
Diamine Ox blood
Diamine Blood orange
Noodlers Air-Corp blue black
Monteverde Sapphire
How would you compare your top two inks to J. Herbin’s Cornaline d’ Egypte? I recently got this ink, and it’s in the same color family.
Hmmmmmmm.
Iroshizuku Ina-Ho, which is discontinued but I think I've found a replacement for it : Ferris Wheel Goose Poupon..
Diamine Ancient Copper.
Diamine Polar Glow.
Waterman Mysterious Blue.
DeAtramentis Document Turquoise (but I need to find out whether there's a non-Document Turquoise as well.
I also like the grays from Iroshizuku and De Atramentis Document Green-Gray.
"welcome to nothing." I love it.
How does Dominant Industry's Ginger Chicken compare to their Maple?
Rear ink lineup!!
Whenever did you find that Polar Glow!!? (I’m in Canada as well)…
I get why you Love it it’s stunning!!!
Are you still thinking of culling your Kaweko sport collection? It’s one Id really like to try (mostly because of you TBH) but I’m Leary of buying one because of the inconsistency in the nibs.
If you are please - Let me know I’m interested! 😊
I am going to cut my kawecos in half I think. I just have too many hahaha
I do plan on listing some in the coming weeks. The polar glow I picked up a couple years ago from Wonderpens in toronto
Looks like an ink I’ll have to hunt for! Lol!
It’s beautiful!
Ok, is there a better way to be in touch about the pens?
Cheers!!
hey, thanks for this! how does the noodler's pecan compare to their apache sunset? (I know that has changed names too, though I don't know the new name)
Pecan is SUPPOSED to be a leather brown with strong orange-yellow undertones. But it is such a supersaturated ink that the brown dye will fall out of solution and sink to the bottom. What is shown in the video is the underlying orange (ie, void of the brown) which is, IMO, a boring, rather standard orange. To make the most out of the ink one should warm the bottle in their hands (or sit on it for 5-10 minutes) and then shake *vigorously* before filling the pen. Even so, don't be surprised if the ink starts to separate in your pen. I've had globs of congealed brown dye plop out of the pen and onto the paper if I leave the ink in the pen for a while (and especially if the pen gets cold).
I now shake all Noodler's inks vigorously prior to filling. I know a lot of other people who dilute Noodler's inks with distilled water in as much as a 50:50 ratio. They claim that it helps with this problem and doesn't have any ill effects (but I haven't tried this technique).
Apache Sunset is now Southwest Sunset. I haven't touched it in years so I'm not sure if it has the same issue as Pecan. I'd recommend that you just buy a sample. It's a beautiful ink that shades between orange-red to orange to yellow (the red is pretty rare; orange and yellow are common). It is a lot of fun! But I'd recommend a sample because it suffers from Noodler's long dry times and while it isn't too light to read (as some other yellow-heavy inks can be) it is awfully bright. I wouldn't want to write a letter to a friend with it. It could give them a headache. Nor would I want to write a page of notes with it. It would give ME a headache.
If you were my neighbor I'd give you an ounce of each. Noodler's makes interesting and beautiful inks but they're too inconsistent and high maintenance. I am happy to give them away at this point.
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Some nice inks. As of posting this comment, Ginger Chicken was listed as "Sold Out", I guess we will blame your videos. :) I plan to get some when it comes back in stock, I love the colour.
10/10 worth it hahaha
@@PensandTea I need some more interesting inks. I have Platinum Mixable Black, Private Reserve Electric DC Blue, R-K Scabiosa, and Platinum Carbon Black. I find myself using the last two all the time mainly due to their waterproof properties. I lean more to the waterproof inks because I use my fountain pens at work and need the durable inks. However, I'm finding that I want to do more and need nicer inks to go along with my PR Blue. Funny thing, swatched my inks tonight and the Mixable Black dried with a brown tint which isn't noticeable when writing.
Yeah brown isn't orange 😉.
Nice video.
I go with Apache sunset a bit to much
Hehe pilot kaweco
My top 5 inks were somewhat surprising because prior to this year, I was the person who basically wrote in purples and magentas with Noodler's Black thrown in when I needed a basic black and that wasn't the case this year.
1.) Sailor Nadeshiko had me in a choke hold this year. I used half of the bottle this year alone.
2.) Platinum Carbon Black. I bought this ink for the first time and fell in love. It is super dark, dries relatively quickly, and I can highlight over it with no problems. I will never be without this ink.
3.) Diamine Brandy Snap is utter perfection for me. I absolutely love this ink.
4) Diamine Ancient Copper is amazing. I love it so much I have both a 30 ml bottle and an 80 ml bottle.
5) Vinta Leyte is one of my favorite olive greens. I love to write with it and watch the color shift as it dries.
Honorable mention is Diamine's Salamander.
When I saw Diamine "Writer's Blood" I had to think of my De Atramentis "Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir)". This ink is real red wine and I really like this shade so far. I haven't tried other colors for a long time. But every now and then I have to switch to other colors. Maybe I'll try Wonder Pens "Ginger Chicken" now.
Selecting all these different shades of ink when mostly one can mostly use it for writing, and assuming most people do not have anything worthwhile to write about makes all these inks a kind of waste of money.
First the Washington redskins, then the Cleveland Indians, and now Noodler’s ink. To me it will always be Apache sunset.