Sailor Inks All Time Favorites

[Calibrating]

I've been looking through Inky Thoughts for three days now; almost consecutively. It becomes a spinning whirl of color with bits of knowledge flying around, not yet settling. : )

 

Like old movies start to stand out as favorites, or good books.... what would you consider Sailor's all time best colors? I know new movies/books/inks are exciting, but I'm wondering which colors have stood the test of time.

 

All in fun. I'm too new at this to have any opinion but I hope to some day. : )

[brunico]

Kiwa-guro

 

Sourakuen Tea Green, Minatogawa Lime, Rokko Green, Waka-uguisu (slightly earthy spring green), Miruai (greenish teal black), Rikyu-cha (green-brown chameleon)... Sailor really knows how to make a green.

 

There are several other colours I tried and sold because they were too bright for me (Yuku-akari, a turquoise, and Sakura-mori, a pink) or too purple (Fuji-musume), but I still want to have them all back.

[webgeckos]

Apricot. Cigar. Grenade. Kingdom note copper pheasant.

[jmccarty3]

Cigar, Shosaikan Seiran, Ishida Bungu School Brown, 4B, Kobe #51

[rickygene]

Sei Boku (pigmented blue), Do You (dark brown black), Yama Guri (Dark Teal), Minatogawa Lime (mid green) and Oku Yama (burgundy red).

[akustyk]

I love all of the ones I've tried. Seriously.

[I like mango cheesecake]

I like yama dori

[Algester]

I can't say which are my favorites as I only have a small sample of them but...

Jentle Tokiwa-Matsu, Shousaikan Seiran and Kiwaguro are on my top list >.<

Pen and Message Cigar and Bungbox L'Amant might be there if I finally get a hold of these inks... I still kind of like to get Pen and Message Fuyu-gare and some Kobe inks...

Edited March 5, 2016 by Algester

[webgeckos]

...

Pen and Message Cigar and Bungbox L'Amant might be there if I finally get a hold of these inks...

 

You still haven't received the sample? I sent it from Broomfield, Colorado four or five weeks ago. USPS told me to expect 7-21 days plus any customs time there. It went as an airmail packet.

[AndyYNWA]

Since I'm quite new to this hobby/obsession I haven't tried that many. But so far Bungbox 4B and Sei-boku have the top spots.

[dasXFnib]

Another vote for Kiwa-guro!!

I'm using it in 5 different Pilot and Sailor pens (with EF and SEF nibs...)...No problems!!

And....despite putting down a VERY fine line....make NO mistake....

This is a BLACK INK!!

 

Always try to get the dibs....on fountain pens with EF nibs!!

[Algester]

You still haven't received the sample? I sent it from Broomfield, Colorado four or five weeks ago. USPS told me to expect 7-21 days plus any customs time there. It went as an airmail packet.

nothing arrived... <_<

[webgeckos]

nothing arrived... <_<

[ScienceChick]

As a lover of teal, Yama-dori.

[white_lotus]

While there are certainly many favorites amongst the Japanese store exclusives, the standard Sailor line as it is now is not too shabby either. Shigure, Nioi-sumire, Doyou, Yama-dori, Kiwa-guro. All most excellent. And Tokiwa-matsu, Souten, Miruai are highly regarded. I don't have the red, Oku-yama.

[theolu]

Sky High is probably my all-time favorite ink, still mourning it's loss.

 

Kiwa-Guro is my favorite black. So yeah, Sailor inks rock.

[A_Tone]

I love Sailor ink. I just wish that the standard line was bigger, like Iroshizuku. Stop making so many shop exclusives and put those colors out for themselves. My favorites are Yama-Dori, Souten, and Shigure.

[Legal Eagle]

I've never owned or tried any Sailor inks. I'll have to give a few of them a whirl in the coming months.

[ravantra]

Yama-dori is my favorite.

[inkstainedruth]

Sky High is probably my all-time favorite ink, still mourning it's loss.

+1 on on that. One of my favorite blue inks.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth