Mont Blanc Irish Green Bottled Ink Review

[Mafia Geek]

Here's a scan of my written review of Mont Blanc's bottled Irish Green ink. This is my go-to ink for marking up documents while doing a review. It's noticeable without the negative connotation of red inks. The Mont Blanc ink has a really good, strong shade of green with nice subtle shading to it. I was actually surprised by the water resistance of the ink as well. Most of the green washes out, but it leaves some green-grey coloured ink on the page that is still easily read.

 

 

Here's the water resistance test. For this I wrote on a small Rhodia pad and after letting it dry for a few minutes run it under water for a few seconds.

 

[mirosc]

Thank you. That's nothing less than a classic...

[GardenWeasel]

I bought a bottle recently...great ink! I did not know it had some water resistance...good to know! Thanks! Good review too!

[Truman]

I was recently able to score 2 bottles of this ink and am very happy to have done so!

[iveyman]

I also have a bottle of this Montblanc Irish Green ink and like it a lot. Nice shadings. It is such a lively and happy colour that I fill it in my XL Forest Green ST Dupont Montparnasse pen and reserve the pen/ink for writing thank you notes, greeting cards, christmas cards etc.

 

Here is a photo of the pen filled with the Montblanc Irish Green ink.

[georges zaslavsky]

one of my favorite inks which is always in my 1972 MB 149

[GardenWeasel]

Still love it! But it does seem hard to flush out of my MB146, even with using J. B.'s Perfect Pen Flush.

[Penman222]

Just filled My Twsbi with MBIG to use as a markup color as I complete my graduate degree and work towards another teaching certification. It puts out a nice bold line with the 1.1 stub nib with just the right amount of wetness. Highly recommended.

[bailey philip]

My all around favorite ink. I keep it in my TWSBI540 and use for nearly everything. It seems a truer green than most of my other greens. Good saturation, shading, and flow.

[sirach]

My Parker 51 in teal is always inked with it. Great ink! I have never had a problem with it.

[whitelily]

Thank you. That's nothing less than a classic...

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Definitively! It´s on my list of future "got-to-have-inks".

[agentdaffy007]

I am using this ink in my MB 136 F nib and it works great with it. Love the shading in the flexible nib. Personally, i would use this ink in either flex nib or broad nib to get the most out of it!

 

Happy Holidays everyone!

[mongrelnomad]

Absolutely the best green ink. Thanks for the review!

[Bronte]

I was given a bottle of this ink for Christmas to fill my birthday present MB pen; I love both. Writing with the MB is a joy, and this beautiful green is delightful. Highly recommended, even for everyday writing, but also anything special.

[Pen Nut]

I like this one as well. Usually have it in my MB 146 desk pen.

[dannytang]

I was going to pick up a bottle of Irish green last year but the sales associate recommended the limited edition Seaweed Green so I got that instead, but it looks like a nice green, I'll have to put it on my list of inks to try!

[revbyrd1]

A lovely green to add to my ink collection. Thank you for the review.

[Bo Bo Olson]

<p>I ran a 13 page paper test with a single line of some 12-15 pens with various inks. I did a 10 ink test of greens. Just a scribbled line of pen, nib, flex and ink. Nothing big time.</p>

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<p>Pelikan 4001 Green is a very nice green, a tad lighter and with a tad less shading than R&K Verdura and MB Irish Green. Pel Green is worth having it is available and the cheapest in price...not a "cheap" ink.</p>

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<p>I noticed Irish being referred to as a dark green in by the OP. I don't see it that way at all. I have MB Winter Forest a very very nice dark green, but unfortunately limited ink,  (I went out of my way and bought two more bottles.)  and Pelikan Aventurine that I see as dark green inks.</p>

<p>I am sure that there are darker green inks too out side of the g black-greens of DA .</p>

<p>With my limited experience (8-9 green inks), I see Pelikan green as a true 'green-green' ink, and these two just a tad darker but still in the 'green-green' area.</p>

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<p>The tone of the R&K and the MB are very, very similar (<em>R&K was first</em> <img class="bbc_emoticon" src="https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif" title=":rolleyes:" /> ). Both shade very well.</p>

<p>Right now I have the MB in a semi-flex OB and a semi-flex F, so no real comparison is possible.</p>

<p>I also need to compare them both in a regular flex M. Often regular flex M or even F's give the best shading, in that semi-flex or wide nibs can lay down too much ink.</p>

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<p>Both these inks are worth a good comparison of nibs and papers.</p>

<p>Both look like it would be hard to pick a winner, both are very nice inks.</p>

Edited May 18, 2013 by Bo Bo Olson

[meiers]

Thanks. I had no idea that it was quite water resistant.

[Anthropologique]

I love the Montblanc seaweed green ink. A perfect blend of green, grey and brown. Becoming harder and harder to find, at regular price. Bought a dozen bottles a few months back,

Edited May 21, 2013 by Anthropologique