Tintenlabor — Monte Rosa — Ink Review #265
Tintenlabor — Monte Rosa Ink Review # 265 Ink: Monte Rosa Type: Iron gall Brand: Tintenlabor Country: Switzerland Availability: 30 ml / 50 ml bottles. https://tintenlabor.mycommerce.shop/products Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B, 1.1), Jinhao Millennial with Majohn flex, a very wet Ahab with an ultra-flex by FPR (fountain pen revolution). Description Tintenlabor is a Swiss ink company specializing in iron gall inks. What differentiates this brand is that it discloses the iron content. The samples were sent to me by the Ink-Meister, David. The highest iron content is 6 g/L (Goldrausch) and the lowest is 0.5 g/L (Barrique). Monte Rosa is 5 g/L. This is a grey ink that oxidizes to dark-grey or black depending on the wetness of your pen. This ink, like Onyx and Basalt, uses a specific stabilizing dye that can possibly lengthen the ink’s shelf life compared to other iron gall inks. Onyx is the darkest, Basalt is the best o...