A Recommended Red?

[AndrewThomas]

So far, in the few years I've been using fountain pens, I've yet to venture out of the safe territory of blue-black and green-black. My two favorite inks have been Diamine Evergreen and Edelstein Tanzanite.

 

However, I'm looking to branch out into a red. I want something pretty dark, leaning neither pink nor purple, and with good flow and strong lubrication.

 

My first thought was Diamine Oxblood? Nice and dark, but still looks pretty rich. However, I've heard mixed things on the lubrication.

 

Any advice would be well-appreciated!

 

Thanks

 

-Andrew

[napalm]

Private Reserve Burgundy Mist?

[lgreen]

Sailor Grenade [if you can still find a bottle] or its replacement Oku-Yama

[avlisyar]

Diamine Monaco Red ... its been my go to Red !

[Floreat]

+1 for Diamine Monaco Red. It's a very deep red, a teacher-friend uses it for marking.

[ravantra]

Noodler's Nikita or Noodler's Widowmaker are both rich dark reds.

[Sasha Royale]

Chesterfield Garnet, or the Diamine equivalent.

[Wheatflower]

I'm liking De Atrementis Ruby Red.

[Komitadjie]

I like my Noodler's Nikita as a bright RED red, or the Rattler Red Eel as a somewhat deeper, richer shade. Noodler's Fox is another good red, very bright red, with a hint of brown. Diamine Wild Strawberry is a pop-off-the-page red, one of the brightest I've found. Perfect for markups, but maybe a bit bright for a page of writing.

[RonLyke]

I just saw a new Noodler's ink -- Qin Shi Huang Red -- that might be worth a look. There's a video introducing it on the Noodler's web site.

[RonLyke]

Sorry---scratch that. I just saw the "dark" requirement.

[emerson]

OMAS Vespucci Red. Hard to find. Well worth the effort.

[OPG4711]

I'm really liking Diamine Matador these days. I love Diamine Oxblood, but it throws a lot of crud on my FP's.

[aardvarkbark]

I'm not aware of Oxblood lubrication issues mentioned, but other than it, I use Red Dragon. They seem to behave similarly in my pens.

 

There's also Cult (Diamine) Deep Dark Red, but I have no experience with it.

[Dutchess]

Red dragon +1

Dark and very deep red with a good flow.

Color is just red, no pink or orange tendencies.

True Diamine quality.

[amberleadavis]

What kind of red? Pink Red? Burgundy Red? Blood Red? Orange Red? Rust Red? Tell me more so I can suggest an ink.

[aawhite]

Under rated perhaps, but try Sheaffer Scrip Red.

[Dottie]

Noodler's Red Rattler is in one of my dry writers now. It is an eel ink and dark red. I really like the color and the way it flows in the pen.

[TSherbs]

Under rated perhaps, but try Sheaffer Scrip Red.

+1

 

My only red, and I have tried several. With red, I want just.... red.

[Dottie]

+1

 

My only red, and I have tried several. With red, I want just.... red.

 

Do you have a problem, TSherbs, with it being transparent or is it only my old bottle of it? It was see through for me. With all the people who like it, I was wondering if that was one of its properties or I have a bad bottle or put it in the wrong pen?