What's The Most Impressive New Release Of The Last Two Years?

[Alohamora]

I haven't been on FPN in over 2 years. Just using my Liberty's Elysium, Avocado, and Cross Blue and not thinking much about other options.

 

But now I've got the bug to try something new and wondering what great inks I've missed. I'm mostly interested in bright cheerful colors, but feel free to mention anything that's impressed you.

[MCN]

Was Diamine Meadow around when you were last here? It's a really cheery bright green. I just filled one of my wetter pens with it after not using it for quite a while and I'm loving it. (It's a little too light for me in drier writing pens.)

 

Much newer is Montblanc's Corn Poppy Red, which came out late last year. It has displaced some old standbys as my favorite red.

Edited May 21, 2015 by MCN

[Aetius]

I agree, Montblanc Corn Poppy Red is pretty stunning, and it came out fairly recently.

 

I think the new release with the most hype has to be J. Herbin Stormy Grey, and for good reasons.

[lgsoltek]

+1 for Corn Poppy Red.

 

Stormy Grey has definitely caused a storm of hype. But I am liking it less and less. Too much feathering on any kind of paper. And to be frank the colour does not really appeal to me.

[jasonchickerson]

+1 for Corn Poppy Red.

 

Stormy Grey has definitely caused a storm of hype. But I am liking it less and less. Too much feathering on any kind of paper. And to be frank the colour does not really appeal to me.

 

I agree. So much hype for so little performance. In fact, I like Rouge Hematite less and less, too.

[Davros]

You have missed KWZ inks, which is a small-scale ink production in Poland. Some really gorgeous colors. In the bright range, Green #5 and Cherry are my favorites.

[inkstainedruth]

+1 on the KWZI inks. Especially if you like iron gall inks, in lots of colors besides blue-black.

I think my personal favorites are IG Mandarin and IG Violet #3.

Personally, I really like the look of the Herbin 1670 Stormy Grey, but you do have to keep agitating the pen to get the gold dust particles back in solution.

Oh, and MB Lavender Purple has been re-issued (I got a bottle at Christmastime and right now it's doing very nicely in a Pelikan M200 Café Crème with a B nib). And supposedly (although I haven't tried it) Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses is back to the original formulation -- there was an issue with some of the component dyes being unavailable (and a lot of outcry -- although I did want to try the "more purple" reformulated batch myself: I thought it was a pretty color. Oh, and Noodler's Army Green went through a similar "reformulation" and then brought back to the original formula after the outcry over *that* (personally, I liked the reformulated version, but apparently I was in the minority...).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[warblerick]

I kind of like Stormy Grey; it reminds me of graphite in a pencil, and I like the new J.Herbin Bleu Ocean a lot more. though both are dark, not cheery.

 

Love Diamine Meadow, a bright spring green with tons of shading!

[Alohamora]

You have missed KWZ inks, which is a small-scale ink production in Poland. Some really gorgeous colors. In the bright range, Green #5 and Cherry are my favorites.

 

Wow, some of those look fantastic, I will keep an eye out for KWZI

[amberleadavis]

Stormy Grey and the Re-Release of Ocean Blue

MB Pink was more fun for me than Corn Poppy Red, but CPR is a little too dry for my tastes.

 

Overall, I'm a huge fan KWZI.

 

That being said, look out for a new FPN ink coming in June.

[gregamckinney]

Diamine Ancient Copper.

It is extremely well behaved, and (if it matters to you [definitely does to me]) the best substitute for the retired Sailor Red-Brown.

 

Best Regards, greg

[bardharlock]

 

Wow, some of those look fantastic, I will keep an eye out for KWZI

Check out Davros' site for samples at very reasonable rates. S/he is probably too modest to mention it in this thread, so I will.

[stacybean]

I was unexpectedly wowed by Lamy Copper Orange a recent and limited release. Great shading and color.

[doggonecarl]

Some of the Organic Studio inks were interesting. The newest release I have in Noodler's General of the Armies and I just inked a Kaweco Sport Ice, bold nib, with it.

 

Hits all my marks: Water resistance, minimal feathering and bleed-thru, shading. The spread doesn't bother me too much, and the chalkiness appearance is less apparent on certain papers.

 

I'm still waiting to be wowed by the color change.

[swanjun]

Montblanc Pink is indeed fun. I'd also recommend the Cult Pens "Deep Dark" exclusives from Diamine, particularly Deep Dark Orange. Let's see, what else... Kobe inks (made by Sailor) are popular, and there are a lot of beautiful colors in that line.

 

Maybe just delve deeply into the Ink Review forum!

[zaddick]

Montblanc chalk red for the unusual finish on the paper. It has come and gone though.

[PS104]

The Diamine 150^th Anniversary group is the most interesting selection to come out lately, seems to be something for everyone

[dylim1]

One that I like, which came out last year, was Noodler's General of the Armies. The color changes from greenish blue to a blue over time is pretty cool.

[Buzz_130]

The most disappointing ink of the past two years has been Noodler's General of the Armies. I've tried everything from XF to BB, papers of different types, and lots of different lighting. The ink doesn't change color over time or at all. The only place I've seen the ink change from a pasty green to blue is in the nib creep on every nib I've tried the ink.

 

The most exciting inks of the past two years has been the KWZI ink buys. Like most here, I wish I had bought more during this last run.

 

A great set of inks that you can easily purchase are the Diamine 150 year anniversary inks. The bottle design is one you can proudly display on your shelf. The colors are diverse enough to please just about everyone, and the Diamine inks work very well in all of my pens.

 

I like Stormy Grey, but I'm very careful to use it only in pens that I can completely disassemble and clean. On a wide nib, this can be a very good ink.

 

Buzz

[bardharlock]

General of the Armies is a decent enough color. The color change isn't all that dramatic in my opinion, except in a demonstrator! My Lamy Vista currently appears to be filled with a very green ink but it is writing blue. Also, GotA will flouresce under blacklight. I suppose that's neat if you take your fountain pen to a rave or something. Er, are raves still a thing? I'm getting too old.