Montblanc Ultra Black LE Ink

[visvamitra]

I believe Montblanc company doesn't need introduction here. Each year Montblanc offers few LE inks. Their evil-minded marketing team creates interesting colors that soon become unavailable. Not all of them are great but almost all of LE ink become sought after after they're gone and are sold for outrageous prices.

 

 

 

 

Personally I have mixed feelings about idea of LE inks but I enjoy some of them a lot. Montblanc LE red inks were great (Winter Glow can easily concur with Maruzen Nihombashi Akane; it's not the same and but still amazing). As I dislike blacks in general, I didn't expect to enjoy Ultra Black. And guess what? I don't.

 

 

 

 

 

The ink comes in nice cardboard box. Inside the box is 30 ml glass bottle:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra Black isn't really black. It's more dark navy-grey or something like this. It's far from blackest black. The ink behaves well and is fairly wet. It doesn't feather. I haven't experienced any blledthrough. All in all if you enjoy Montblanc inks or you collect them this one may be nice addition to your collection. If however you're practical person who looks for well writing black ink you'll easily find cheaper alternatives that are simply better (better lubrication, more blackness, better water resistance). This black is simply decent.

 

 

 

 

 

You'll find a lot of useful informations in Lapis' review of this ink.

 

 

 

 

 

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chromatography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Color range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhodia, Kaweco Sport Classic, medium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, medium nib

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linen, Kaweco Sport Classic, M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water resistance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[migo984]

Thanks for your review Vis. I concur - this is a very underwhelming ink & it's certainly far from Ultra black.

[Fermata]

As suggested by Migo, not particularly special is it, competant maybe but that is all.

 

Perhaps that is all that can be expected of black.

[Tas]

Looks like a Leipziger Schwarz doppleganger . . . I like it
Thanks for showing it off.

However Leipziger Schwarz is £4.85 per 50ml and this MB LE is £13 for 30ml

- as Consuela from Family Guy would say . . . "Noooo"

 

[lgsoltek]

You'd think something called ultra black would have some kind of water resistance...

[visvamitra]

You would think that something called Ultrablack will be really black

[da vinci]

You would think that something called Ultrablack will be really black

+1 on that - this looks dark grey to me (like the finish on the pen!!).

[amberleadavis]

Okay, I will admit, I actually liked it, but I agree, where was the ultra? It was fun for washes and the bottle is great. It's just not really black.

[ca49reber]

I like this color. Glad that I already purchased it. Now I need to use it.

[fugel]

It is true, it is far from being the blackest of blacks but anyway I really like the color. Thanks Vis for this review.

[meiers]

Thanks. I am surprised by how easily it washes out.

[Snacks99]

I hated this ink! Everything was good until I ran my finger across the page WEE AFTER the ink was dry and it smeared, even though it was dry!

Not a good ink!

[Tintentod]

Thanks for the review