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This is a great thread to see the trends emerge, and I think the response would be even more interesting over at Inky Thoughts.

 

My overall favorite line of inks is Iroshizuku. This is the only line of inks that I purchase a backup bottle as the family loves the inks as well.

 

Recently rising to the #2 position is KWZ Inks. The iron galls have been remarkably easy to maintain and clean, and the diverse range of colors with great performance just might make them a contender for #1 (if the inks were more available).

 

Rounding out my list is Mont Blanc, Diamine, and Waterman.

 

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So far, the brand that I've liked the most from the samples I've tried was Noodler's. There are several Noodler's inks I would love to have a bottle of but realize I would never use enough to justify having a three ounce bottle taking up space in my already-crowded desk drawer. There are also some I didn't enjoy as much, but none that I simply couldn't use (and none that wouldn't write in my Safari, which is my dedicated ink sampling pen).

 

I also have found that my favorite editing ink (which is my favorite red ink) so far is Diamine Matador, which happens to be the very first sample of Diamine ink I tried. Just bought a 30ml bottle of it (I don't use reds as much as other colors).

 

I do love Sheaffer Skrip Blue. My bottle is the second generation Slovenian manufacture (the newest formula).

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If I had only one ink to select, it would be the Montblanc midnight blue, old formulation.

 

Other favorite inks

Waterman Florida blue

Pelikan black

Omas brown

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Favorite brands are Noodler's, Pilot (Iroshizuku), and J. Herbin (1670 inks)

 

Favorite colors are oranges, greens, greys, but basically I love any bright color (or grey LOL) that you don't see in regular pen ink =P

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If I had to decide on one brand it would probably be Montblanc. Probably the best royal blue and Midnight blue is my favourite blue-black. Other brands I like are Rohrer & Klinger and Pelikan Edelstein.

 

Diamine and J. Herbin have been hit and miss for me.

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Private Reserve if I had to pick one brand. Good range of rich, saturated colours with some of my absolute favourites: Midnight Blues, Chocolate, Ebony Purple. Excellent lubrication. The bottles look plain but being reasonably deep and wide mouthed the bottles are a joy to use compared to some other brands (I'm looking at you Diamine and your annoyingly narrow bottle necks).

 

Rohrer & Klingner has impressed me but there's only two or three colours in their range I like.

 

Every post in this thread IMO should end in "and Aurora black".

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Sailor for their unmatched complexity.

Waterman for their no nonsense solid reliability.

Noodler's for their character.

Diamine for their affordability.

Rohrer & Klingner bang for your buck.

KWZI for best "newcomer" and all round excellence.

 

Oh and ESSRI and Akkerman for making their wondrous iron Gals.

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My favorite ink brands are Sailor (probably the best overall) and Montblanc. Surprisingly consistent across the whole brand, surprisingly affordable, good usable everyday colors, safe, and great bottle: Royal Blue, Corn Poppy Red, Toffee Brown, etc. Annoyed by: issue of limited inks being so limited, expensive and hard to find. JFK is better than their regular Blue-black old or new formula (imo) and I would buy it as my go to Blue Black were it not unobtainium and expensive.

 

Also like J. Herbin (actually, mostly dislike but the that I inks I do like, I like quite a lot) and

 

Disappointing: Pilot. Ultimately there are actually surprisingly few Pilot or Iroshizuku inks I love. Though Asa-gao is one of them. Kon-peki too but that is bested by the Sailor offerings in the same part of the spectrum.

 

Mystified by: Pelikan inks. WHY WOULD YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR PEN? </wink>

 

If there were only, for some odd reason, Waterman inks, I think I would be okay. They make a decent blue, black, blue-black, and brown inks but I find their red too bright and rose-colored. Florida Blue is my most used ink since school.

 

Surprised by: Nowadays Sheaffer Skrip. Super cheap. Some good saturated colors. The blue is fine, as is the red and the Blue-Black is actually one of the better BB out there.

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So far, the brand that I've liked the most from the samples I've tried was Noodler's. There are several Noodler's inks I would love to have a bottle of but realize I would never use enough to justify having a three ounce bottle taking up space in my already-crowded desk drawer. There are also some I didn't enjoy as much, but none that I simply couldn't use (and none that wouldn't write in my Safari, which is my dedicated ink sampling pen).

 

I also have found that my favorite editing ink (which is my favorite red ink) so far is Diamine Matador, which happens to be the very first sample of Diamine ink I tried. Just bought a 30ml bottle of it (I don't use reds as much as other colors).

 

I do love Sheaffer Skrip Blue. My bottle is the second generation Slovenian manufacture (the newest formula).

I love Noodlers. Bay State Blue and Concord Grape. Also love Diamine Oxblood

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Sailor for their unmatched complexity.

Waterman for their no nonsense solid reliability.

Noodler's for their character.

Diamine for their affordability.

Rohrer & Klingner bang for your buck.

KWZI for best "newcomer" and all round excellence.

 

Oh and ESSRI and Akkerman for making their wondrous iron Gals.

Noodler's for their character. Diamine for their affordability. Yes indeed.

Anyone like Ray Bradbury? Please read "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair" if you have about 12 minutes.

 

You will not forget this wonderful gem that is largely obscure and sadly, forgotten. http://bit.ly/1DZtL4g

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Sailor for their unmatched complexity.

Waterman for their no nonsense solid reliability.

Noodler's for their character.

Diamine for their affordability.

Rohrer & Klingner bang for your buck.

KWZI for best "newcomer" and all round excellence.

 

Oh and ESSRI and Akkerman for making their wondrous iron Gals.

Noodler's for their character. Diamine for their affordability. Yes indeed.

Anyone like Ray Bradbury? Please read "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair" if you have about 12 minutes.

 

You will not forget this wonderful gem that is largely obscure and sadly, forgotten. http://bit.ly/1DZtL4g

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I only started exploring inks a little over a year ago, so have not tried all the brands available.

Brands I have tried: Akkerman, Diamine, J. Herbin, Iroshizuku, Montblanc, Noodler's, Organics Studio, Private Reserve, Rohrer & Klingner, and Waterman.

 

My favorite brands: Rohrer & Klingner and J. Herbin.

I don't think I can go wrong with any of their inks, mainly because they seem consistent across various colors (unlike other brands).

I have to agree with Alohamora who mentioned that R&K hardly ever gets mentioned. I'm not sure why this is, maybe because it isn't one of the "sexy" brands. I have 11 R&K colors, plus 3 more on the way. Absolutely no problems with their ink.

 

My long time favorite color: Waterman South Seas Blue (now renamed to Inspired Blue, I think)

 

Other favorite colors:

J. Herbin Rose Cyclamen (pink!)

Noodler's Apache Sunset (orange yellow)

Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses (original version)

Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris (blue gray green)

Montblanc Emerald Green (no longer made)

 

I have one bottle of Iroshizuku Yama-Guru (wild chestnut brown). I purposely chose a color outside my comfort zone and was pleasantly surprised with the color and behavior of this ink. It flows so smoothly. I would not hesitate to add more Iroshizuku inks to my collection when my pocketbook allows it.

Montblanc Emerald Green (no longer made) Please consider Levenger green. I am using it now and it is lovely.

Anyone like Ray Bradbury? Please read "The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair" if you have about 12 minutes.

 

You will not forget this wonderful gem that is largely obscure and sadly, forgotten. http://bit.ly/1DZtL4g

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my favorite brand right now is private reserve.

my favorite inks are PR black magic blue, diamine pumpkin orange and MB blue hour

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Noodler's for sure. Bullet-proof inks...Black, Bad Blue Heron and, Bad Belted Kingfisher. Then there is Diamine Eclipse for the gold undertones.

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I love Noodlers. Bay State Blue and Concord Grape. Also love Diamine Oxblood

I love Oxblood too, though I haven't inked up my Safari with my sample of it yet. That was what the note on my last Goulet order was written in :)

I wasn't a huge fan of BSB. It was a bit too retina-searing for my tastes... to each their own :)

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KWZI, hands down. A huge variety of colors, pen safe IG, and, with very few exceptions, excellent properties/behavior (the purples can be harder to clean out).

 

Colors: Violet #9, IG Turquoise and Brown Pink.

Id like to add that their customer service is top notch. Nice vibrant colours, great service. What more could one want? Edited by bemon
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