I’M A Fan Of Montblanc Mystery Black

[max dog]

So I’ve never really gotten into black inks much. Had a bottle of Cross/Pelikan black early in my fountain pen journey (actually black was my very first bottle of ink), and it was a little like going to a 99 Flavours Ice Cream Parlor, and after viewing the rainbow of interesting flavours, settling on vanilla or chocolate. Plus black inks don't shade much and are boring right? I avoided black inks for many years.

So with my last 149 purchase last summer, I got a bottle of the MB mystery black that comes along with every 149. It sat in the box for about 10 months and I just started using it lately, and I am really enjoying Mystery Black! For one, it does shade. I know a lot of ink reviewers don’t like black inks that shade, because that would be grey. But Mystery black goes from black to deeper black and back again, and it also flows and behaves incredibly nice. I can't explain it but it is a very pleasant black to look at! I can see why Montblanc ships every one of their flagship 149 pens with a bottle of Mystery Black. Are there other big fans of Mystery Black here?

Montlbanc inks continue to impress.

Edited February 22, 2017 by max dog

[niksch]

I've used it a little, and I do like MB Mystery a lot. I use it sparingly only because I have a couple bottles of old MB Black Ink, but it does shade well. Reminiscent of the permanent inks.

[fromthecrowd]

Let me also join the club! Once I got my pen back from service filled with Mystery Black and found the ink adorable. Now I use it in all my pens (not only Montblanc). This ink flows very well, dries relatively fast and the shading livens the written text attractively. I remember preferring black ink in my younger days when a fountain pen was a necessity. Currently with huge variety of inks available I tried several dozens of colors, but finally returned to black color. And Montblanc Mystery Black is my favorite black beyond any doubt.

[KJY]

Don't like black ink. I can't see if the paper is a copy or original for my work.

[TheRealMikeDr]

I bought some MB Ultra Black ink at the Ohio pen show last Fall - it's moved into my #1 slot for blacks. Will have to give the mystery black a go at some point too - along with the Royal Blue.

[Nathanb]

I still have two unopened bottles sitting in 149 cases, I'm a blue over black fan..

 

Perhaps I should pull the trigger and open one

[888007888]

Don't like black ink. I can't see if the paper is a copy or original for my work.

I use non black ink for the same reason. To be able to tell originals from copies at work. I lean towards dark purple inks these days but may switch to blue black for professional reasons.

[Parker51]

I like Mystery Black, have two Montblanc pens filled with it currently. It is a great ink. Today when I used one to sign a letter, which I then copied, I was quite able to tell the difference between the origonal and the copies, and we have a quite good copier/ scanner.

[A1979]

Aurora Black is the perfect black (IMO).

[meiers]

I am a huge fan of mystery black.

[max dog]

I still have two unopened bottles sitting in 149 cases, I'm a blue over black fan..

 

Perhaps I should pull the trigger and open one

You never know. Those unopened bottles can turn out to be an unexpected gems for you, like it was for me.

[max dog]

I like Mystery Black, have two Montblanc pens filled with it currently. It is a great ink. Today when I used one to sign a letter, which I then copied, I was quite able to tell the difference between the origonal and the copies, and we have a quite good copier/ scanner.

I agree. There is enough character in the black line of the ink to be able to easily tell it apart from a photo copy.

[PenTieRun]

Also a big fan of Mystery Black. It's very well behaved and rather dark for a non-permanent ink.

[max dog]

A nice interesting black

146 EF with MB Mystery Black

Edited February 25, 2017 by max dog

[VanRocket]

Count me as another Mystery Black fan. I think it is my most frequently used ink.