Inkspot Review: J. Herbin 1670 - Emerald of Chivor

A short overview/review of J. Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor. A nice dark emerald green with good red/gold sheen and shimmer from gold particulates in the ink.
Purchased from Goulet Pens.
Independent review.
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[@andrewleon7325]

Thanks Mick. I have Caroube de Chypre which I love but the bottle neck is too small to fit a medium or large pen so I have to pour it into a more practical wide mouthed bottle!!

[@theoffstageme]

Andrew Leon yeah, I have the same problem. I often just fill with a syringe. It seems they've taken that on board with the new 1798 range which has a wider bottle opening. It's a shame because its a great looking bottle.

[@EliorHallo]

I wrote about 6 pages with a sample of this ink. Very beautiful! Thanks for your thoughts (new sub here). Any recommendations for an ink with the same or close color to this but with no particles?

[@theoffstageme]

Elior Hallo it's a tough one because it is a fairly unique colour. The closest match I have in my collection is Robert Oster's 'Deep Sea'... there's a bit more red sheen, but no gold bits. It's a lovely, well behaved ink.

[@EliorHallo]

Mick L what about river of fire? Or peppermint? From Robert Oster?

[@theoffstageme]

River of Fire is darker and peppermint and spearmint are both more 'green'.. Deep Sea has a slight bluish tinge which gives it a nice similar hue to Chivor. Are you on Instagram? I can put a picture up of a comparison if you like.

[@EliorHallo]

Mick L im looking for a more greenish color, thats why i thought of these ones. Less blue. So what do you say between these two i mentioned, which one looks closer to the j. Herbin? Only from the two I've mentioned and no i dont have an Instagram. Thanks man!

[@theoffstageme]

Elior Hallo then I would definitely have to say Peppermint. Its closest to Emerald. Rover of fire is a lot darker green. Its a great ink (I've reviewed it here, too) but Peppermint is definitely more 'emerald of chivor-esque'