Golden Yellow - Montblanc Le Ink

[visvamitra]

 

The first bottles and cartridges of Montblanc's Golden Yellow becama available in December 2015. The bottle is the typical rectangular 30 ml glass bottle which has been used for other past limited production inks.

 

 

 

I love yellow color. I have - I believe 6 yellow t-shirts and 4 yellow fouintain pens. When it comes to inks however I find most yellow inks inpractical and illigible. Montblanc Golden Yellow isn't one of them. It's nicely saturated joyous ink, rather easy to read even in weak light. If like me you enjoy wet and "fat" nibs and warm colors you should enjoy this one.

 

On Omas Emotica nib

Ink Splash

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Tomoe River, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

Tomoe River, Omas Emotica, M

[Barkingpig]

Thank you for your always perfect review. This is an ink I am glad to see you review because altho I liked it enough to order a second bottle after the first arrived, the initial comments offered here were certainly dismissive. It is nice to see that someone else appreciates this ink. I have kept it in a Visconti 1.3 stub nib since acquisition & believe it may just keep getting refilled. It is especially nice when it pools from a gushing nib or is used after a"few days." It is surely the nicest "gold" ink I have tried.

[jmccarty3]

The MB boutique in Dallas has never gotten a single bottle of this, and it's already sold out almost everywhere else. Look for a surprise in a related color later this year.

[max dog]

Thanks for the review. I was debating getting this one or not, but after seeing your review I will get a bottle.

[brunico]

Very cheery, and close to Rohrer & Klingner Helianthus, perhaps a bit more saturated and a bit less shading than R&K's beautiful ink - though a lot depends on other variables with this sort of colour.

[DrDebG]

Wonderful review! I like this color and may consider it when I need another yellow.

[lgsoltek]

I finally got a bottle and I love it.

[sakayume]

I love the colour, but my bottle was not very full when I got it.

[Cyber6]

LOVE this Yellow... Thanks for the review VIs.

 

 

I compare it side by side to Sheaffer's Kings Gold and with the right pen, it is extremely close. :wub:

 

 

 

C.

[webgeckos]

I also love this ink. Great review!

[mmg122]

I'm also glad you reviewed this Montblanc LE. It's the only yellow/gold I own and I liked it enough to buy two bottles. I keep my Visconti Homo Sapiens Bronze inked with it and the 1.3 Stub nib really shows it off. Excellent review, as usual, Vis!

[Rednaxela]

I compare it side by side to Sheaffer's Kings Gold and with the right pen, it is extremely close. :wub:

Wow, that would be interesting. On my screen it seems to look a bit more orange. Is that also your impression?

[Cyber6]

Wow, that would be interesting. On my screen it seems to look a bit more orange. Is that also your impression?

 

 

Yes.. but close all the same...

 

 

Edited April 3, 2016 by Cyber6

[fireant]

Thank you for this review. I think this ink is lovely.

[Rednaxela]

Yes.. but close all the same...

 

 

Thank you so much for this! I have a loaner pen that's fitted with a Sheaffer King's Gold cartridge. I love that colour. This MB ink looks like a great alternative.

[mehandiratta]

Love the ink on the nib shot...

 

thank you for the review....

 

below is what it looks like when i wrote on Nightingale paper ...

 

[visvamitra]

Nice - what pen have you used?

[mehandiratta]

Nice - what pen have you used?

Pilot Custom 74 with music nib

[jmccarty3]

Got my bottle of this from FPH this morning.

[jmccarty3]

There's a bottle of King's Gold for sale in the Classifieds right now.