Pilot — Iroshizuku Yama-guri — Ink Review #64
Pilot — Iroshizuku Yama-guri Ink Review # 64 Originally posted on FPN: Jun 21, 2023 Ink: Yama-guri Series: Iroshizuku Brand: Pilot Country: Japan Availability: 50 ml bottles. Pens Used: Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B), Soennecken Schulfüller (semi-flex nib), Jinhao 450 fude. Description I participated in a blind test of three ink samples on the FPGeeks forum. A fun thing about this endeavor is that one is free of the biased associations one can make with the name, the brand, or the country of the ink maker. I guessed this was a Japanese ink, thanks to its complex chromatography. And I was right. It was Yama-guri. The name translates to wild or mountain chestnut. It's a dark brown ink with a purple undertone. The ink is wet, well-lubricated and very saturated. I could discern shading only with a B nib of a dry Lamy Safari. Chroma Writing Samples Dry time is decent and the purple is obvious only if you smudge the i...