I figure we need something to get the conversation going.
We hear a lot about popular inks like Iroshizuku Kon-Peki, Noodler’s Black, and Waterman Serenity Blue all the time. Let’s start talking some inks that sadly don’t get as much attention as they actually deserve.
What’s your favourite underrated ink?
I think workhorse type inks are some of my favourite underrated inks. Aurora Black doesn’t get as much love as it actually deserves. It’s a great workhorse ink. Nothing really fancy, but it just works. I like Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue way more than I thought I would. It’s very dry and does a great job of controlling some of the firehose pens in my collection.
Rohrer and Klingner Salix is my workhorse, it never damages pens even with severe use (never washing out the pen properly, just refilling forever after a quick wipe to get rid of residue that would stain my fingers), it is reasonably good for documents and resisting water damage, but also won’t make everything blue forever like proper document inks (I wouldn’t use document ink in a vintage pen I liked).