I am not one to be afraid of trying new and different kinds of ink that step outside of “conventional” ink boundaries. Though, some would argue that pigmented inks are actually the most conventional, since that’s how original inks were made. But that’s a discussion to have for another time, perhaps.

(Sorry the edge got cut off a bit!) This is another ink that came to me through way of Ink Drop waaaayyyy back in March. I didn’t touch it for so long because I just don’t have much of a use for black ink. I know some people totally love to write in black, but I do not.

I put this ink my 2000 because I remembered hearing that pigmented inks perform really well on even sub-optimal paper, and I was hoping that it would solve the slight bleed through problem in my Field Notes. Alas, it did not, but I figured I should do a review while I had it in my pen.

This was a nice ink. It was smooth to write with, never gave me any start-up issues or skipping even after not being used for a day or two, and didn’t bleed or feather at all, except for a tiny bit in the FN. It also seemed to clean out of my pen with the same ease as any other ink, though it was only in there for about a week and I did not let it totally dry out.

Btw, we all know that you should never let an iron gall or pigmented ink dry out in the pen, right? Right!? I mean, really, you shouldn’t let any ink completely dry out in your pen, because that’s just a sign of neglect and that you probably have too many pens inked at once (barring personal disasters, I know), but these inks can actually destroy a pen if you don’t maintain good pen hygiene.

Ok, PSA over. :-) I would recommend this ink if you are looking for a completely waterproof, non-shading, easy to use pigmented black ink. It’s not exactly cheap though, about $20/60 mL, and I don’t think I’ll be buying a full bottle anytime soon. I would, maybe, if I didn’t already have a giant 4.5 oz bottle of Noodler’s HoD that will likely take me the rest of my life to get through…

This ink was purchased with my own money and I am not affiliated with Goulet Pens or being compensated for this review in any way. All opinions expressed above are my own and you are free to disagree with them if you like.