The ink list.

INK-018Kaweco · Paradise Blue · opened May 2026

Nose

Sea salt and a vacation auto-reply

Palate

Bright turquoise, light shading

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 11s

Pairs with

Medium nib on Midori MD

“Pure holiday mood. Terrible for contracts, perfect for postcards.”

INK-017Sailor · Sei-boku · opened Apr 2026

Nose

A quiet room, one open tab

Palate

Pigmented blue-black that settles into a steady, even line

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 20s

Pairs with

Fine nib on Midori MD

“It asks for one thing at a time, and somehow that makes everything better.”

INK-016Pilot Iroshizuku · Shin-kai · opened Apr 2026

Nose

Deep sea, low light, phone on silent

Palate

Grey-blue navy with subtle shading

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 17s

Pairs with

Medium nib on Leuchtturm1917

“Professional enough for client notes, moody enough for 11pm.”

INK-015Robert Oster · Fire & Ice · opened Mar 2026

Nose

Cold air and a small, controlled panic

Palate

Teal with dark halos where the ink pools

Body

Full

Finish

dries in 24s

Pairs with

Medium nib on Leuchtturm1917

“Calm on the surface, a lot going on underneath. Relatable.”

INK-014Pelikan · 4001 Royal Blue · opened Feb 2026

Nose

Archive boxes and fax paper

Palate

A slightly dry, vintage blue

Body

Light

Finish

dries in 8s

Pairs with

Wet broad nib on Traveler's Notebook

“Old, reliable, a little dry. Pair it with a wet pen and it sings.”

INK-013Pilot Iroshizuku · Yama-guri · opened Jan 2026

Nose

Strong brewed coffee and roasted chestnuts

Palate

Warm brown with gentle shading

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 16s

Pairs with

Fine nib on Midori MD

“Journaling ink. Earthy, calm, never shouts.”

INK-012J. Herbin 1670 · Rouge Hématite · opened Dec 2025

Nose

Velvet curtains and a little glitter

Palate

Blood red with gold shimmer that catches the light

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 28s

Pairs with

Broad nib, cleaned often on Midori MD

“Gorgeous and high-maintenance. Flush your pen afterwards and thank me later.”

INK-011Sailor Jentle · Yama-dori · opened Dec 2025

Nose

Rainforest after a downpour

Palate

Deep teal that throws a red sheen when you're generous with it

Body

Full

Finish

dries in 30s

Pairs with

Broad nib on Midori MD

“Show-off ink. Not for margins, definitely for headings.”

INK-010Diamine · Oxblood · opened Nov 2025

Nose

Dried cherries, an old leather armchair, and a strongly worded email

Palate

Deep, moody shading; pools darker at the ends of strokes

Body

Full

Finish

dries in 20s

Pairs with

Medium steel nib on Leuchtturm1917

“Serious without being angry. The ink I reach for when I'm marking up a requirements doc.”

INK-009Diamine · Ancient Copper · opened Oct 2025

Nose

Sunset traffic and warm pandesal

Palate

Orange-brown with dramatic shading, light to dark in one stroke

Body

Full

Finish

dries in 22s

Pairs with

Stub nib on Midori MD

“Makes even a grocery list look like a letter.”

INK-008Diamine · Writer's Blood · opened Sep 2025

Nose

Candlelight and an unsent letter

Palate

Deep crimson that darkens beautifully as it dries

Body

Full

Finish

dries in 21s

Pairs with

Medium nib on Traveler's Notebook

“For the pages you mean every word of.”

INK-007Pilot Iroshizuku · Kon-peki · opened Aug 2025

Nose

Open water, a fresh notebook, optimism

Palate

Bright cerulean with lovely shading in a wet nib

Body

Full

Finish

dries in 15s

Pairs with

Fine gold nib on Midori MD

“Cheerful but never childish. A blue that makes to-do lists feel doable.”

INK-006Pilot Iroshizuku · Tsuki-yo · opened Jun 2025

Nose

Late nights, cold coffee, a green test suite

Palate

Dark blue-teal with a faint red sheen when it pools

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 18s

Pairs with

Medium nib on Traveler's Notebook

“The colour of shipping something just before you should be asleep.”

INK-005J. Herbin · Perle Noire · opened May 2025

Nose

Graphite and quiet

Palate

A soft black that's slightly warm, never harsh

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 12s

Pairs with

Fine nib on Traveler's Notebook

“Focus on what you control. This ink controls itself.”

INK-004Noodler's · Black (Bulletproof) · opened Sep 2024

Nose

Nothing at all, which is the point

Palate

Flat, permanent, utterly dependable

Body

Light

Finish

dries in 25s

Pairs with

Extra-fine nib on Moleskine

“The only ink brave enough for a Moleskine. Boring in the best way: it simply works.”

INK-003Noodler's · Baystate Blue · opened Jun 2024

Nose

Electric, loud, slightly dangerous

Palate

The most saturated blue in the cellar. It stains converters, sinks and pride

Body

Syrupy

Finish

dries in 35s

Pairs with

A cheap pen you don't love on Leuchtturm1917

“Absolutely unhinged, absolutely worth it. Keep it far from your nice pens.”

INK-002Waterman · Serenity Blue · opened Mar 2024

Nose

School mornings and fresh photocopies

Palate

Classic royal blue, very mild shading

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 10s

Pairs with

Any nib you have on Leuchtturm1917

“Safe, friendly, behaves in every pen. The Apex unit test of inks.”

INK-001LAMY · Blue · opened Jul 2023

Nose

The inside of a school bag

Palate

Clean, washable everyday blue

Body

Medium

Finish

dries in 9s

Pairs with

LAMY Safari, F nib on Moleskine

“Not exciting, never a problem. Every pen person's first love.”