Barock Umbra — Ink Review #156
Barock Umbra Ink Review # 156 Originally posted on FPN: Oct 31, 2024 Ink: Umbra Brand: Barock / Octopus Country: Germany Availability: 30 ml bottles. Pens Used: Pilot F3A EF semi-flex, Lamy Safari (EF / F / M / B / Stub 1.1). Description Barock inks are a reissue of an East German brand, which went kaput in 2011 and was revived by Octopus. As of 2024 there are six colours. "The story of the brand goes back to 1826, when the company August Leonhardi was founded. August Leonhardi became famous for his patented, legendary Alizarin inks. These were the first inks in the world that could be called document proof." You can read more about it here: https://www.octopus-office.de/shop/en/barock/ This is a complex brown / green ink: wet, with below-average lubrication. I enjoyed it most with an M nib on Iroful / Tomoe River 68 gsm and with Pilot F3A with a subtle EF semi-flex nib. The wetter the nib, the d...