Tintenlabor Basalt — Ink Review #220
Tintenlabor Basalt Ink Review # 220 Originally posted on FPN: January 1, 2026 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Tintenlabor Basalt Available: directly from the vendor in 30 or 50 ml bottles. https://tintenlabor.mycommerce.shop/products Pens Used : Osmiroid EEF Copperplate flex, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1). Tintenlabor is a Swiss ink company specializing in Iron Gall inks. What differentiates this ink from other brands is that the iron content is disclosed. The samples were sent to me by the Ink-Meister, David. Basalt is a grey-purple ink that oxidizes into a dark grey. It has a 4 g/L iron content. The highest iron content is 6 g/L and the lowest is 1 g/L. I’ve had the privilege of testing many versions of this ink and appreciate the work that goes into developing it, so I may be biased. Ink has excellent lubrication with a caveat. For example, it was cushiony with an EEF Osmiroid Cop...