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This week we’re going to take a look at Sailor Ink Studio 123 (or from now on, just Sailor 123). You may remember this ink from a few years ago when, as one of the first and most prominent multichromatic inks available, it was pretty much the biggest thing to happen to fountain pen ink in a really long time. …

This week we’re going to take a look at Laban Athena Grey. This is probably the most interesting ink I’ve had in this series so far. While it may look like a dark grey, nearly black ink, the more I used it the more complexity I found hiding in it. Before this past week, I had only used it once …

This week we’re going to take a look at Iroshizuku Yama-budo. I’m not sure how we ended up with an Iroshizuku ink two weeks in a row since I only have four bottles in my collection, but I’m glad that this one popped up. It’s one of my favorite inks! I have used this bottle extensively since I first purchased …

This week we’re going to take a look at Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu. I received this ink as a gift from my wife a few years ago when I really started getting into fountain pens again. At the time I had a lot of vintage fountain pen inks and hadn’t purchased many newer inks. It was actually my first bottle of Iroshizuku …

I knew it would happen sooner or later. An ink came up that I am just not excited about. This week we’re going to take a look at Lamy Red. I received this bottle of ink at the 2022 Pelikan Hub. I’m not sure if everyone else around the world got a bottle of this as well, but I know …

This week we’re going to take a look at Jacques Herbin Gris de houle. I purchased this ink on a trip to Paris, so it has a good deal of sentimental value for me. It came as part of a 5-pack of 15ml ink bottles. At the time, these were very difficult to find for sale outside of Europe. Fortunately, …

This week we’re going to take a look at KWZ Old Gold. This was the first bottle of KWZ I ever purchased. If I remember correctly, I thought it looked somewhat similar to Skrip Kings Gold, which I’ve always loved. While there are probably better matches out there, I think I just needed a reason to buy an ink from …

Next up in my Ink of the Week series is an ink that you probably haven’t seen very often, PenBBS #178 Rose Quartz. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s even made any more. Still, it’s a bottle that’s in my collection and its number came up, so while you may not be able to get a bottle of your own, here …

Kicking off my Ink of the Week series is one of my favorite inks, Sailor Rikyu-cha. For every ink, I’m choosing a random number that corresponds to an ink that I own and this happened to get picked this week. I feel lucky that this ink came up first since it is one that I’m already familiar with. Even so, …

Do you have more inks than you’ll ever use? Do you have inks that you have used once or twice, but don’t really know much about? I think we all do. I’ve been thinking about how I can use more of my inks and not just my favorites every time it’s time to fill a new pen. One thing I’ve …