Tintenlabor Bernstein — Ink Review #260
Tintenlabor Bernstein Ink Review # 260 Ink: Bernstein (Amber) Brand: Tintenlabor Country: Switzerland Availability: 30 ml and 50 ml bottles from Tintenlabor website: https://tintenlabor.mycommerce.shop/products Type: Light iron gall ink. Pens Used: Pilot Elite EF, Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B/BB, stub 1.1), Ackermann with Moonman flex. Tintenlabor is a small Swiss company specializing in iron gall inks, and it identifies the iron content of each ink. The lower the iron content, the easier the upkeep. The higher the iron content, the more waterproof the ink becomes, the more dramatic the oxidation, and the more care is needed when cleaning the pen. Tintenlabor Bernstein is a lovely sepia iron gall ink with low dye content, whose colour is shaped largely by metal–tannin chemistry. . It oxidizes from transparent amber into a lovely sepia or brown, depending on nib width and wetness. It’s the ultra-light version of Tintenlabor Goldrausch (G...