Yazeh Ink Reviews

Tintenlabor Dark Green 2 (Dunkelgrün / schwarz 2)   Ink Review # 185   Originally posted on FPN: May 18, 2025 Ink:  Dark Green 2 / Eisengallustinte 2, dunkelgrün / schwarz Brand:  Tintenlabor Country:  Switzerland Availability:  Dark Green 2 appears to have been replaced in the current Tintenlabor line by Tannenwald, a 4 g/L green-black iron gall ink. Current products are listed at  https://tintenlabor.mycommerce.shop/products .   Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF / F / M / B / Stub 1.1), vintage Unic wet noodle flex. 🧾  Description Tintenlabor is a Swiss ink company specializing in Iron Gall inks. What differentiates this brand from others is that it discloses the iron content. In the earlier Tintenlabor naming, there were three green inks: Dark Green 1 (3 g/L), Dark Green 2 (4 g/L), and Aprilis Argente (6 g/L). The new formulation of Dark Green 2 is a low-dye, medium-iron-content ink that instantly oxidizes from bright green to da...

  Tintenlabor Purpur-Schwarz 1 (Purple Black 1 Iron Gall Ink) Ink Review # 184   Originally posted on FPN: May 10, 2025 Ink:  Purpur-Schwarz 1 / Purple Black 1 Brand:  Tintenlabor Country:  Switzerland Availability:  This ink has been discontinued. It has been reformulated as Encre Royale. Pens Used:  Pilot Elite EF, Lamy (EF / F / M / B / Stub 1.1), Kanwrite with FPR ultra-flex nib. 🧾  Description Tintenlabor is a Swiss ink company specializing in Iron Gall inks. What differentiates this brand from others is that it discloses the iron content. Tintenlabor had two purple-black inks: Purple Black 1, a high-dye, low-iron ink with 3 g/L iron content, and Purple Black 2, a medium-iron, low-dye ink. Purple Black 1 uses a unique purple dye that stabilizes the iron content, slowing the oxidation process and logically lengthening the shelf life of the ink. Because the dye was expensive, each bottle cost much more than some other Tintenlabor iron gall ink...

Tintenlabor - Aprilis Argente - Dark Green 3 Iron Gall Ink (Discontinued) Ink Review # 183 Originally posted on FPN: May 02, 2025 Ink:  Aprilis Argente / Dark Green 3 (dunkel grün / schwarz) Brand:  Tintenlabor Country:  Switzerland Availability:  This ink has been discontinued. You can get the excellent Tannenwald instead.  https://yazehinkreviews.blogspot.com/2026/07/tintenlabor-tannenwald-ink-review-227.html Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF / F / M / B / Stub 1.1), Kanwrite with FPR nib, and many other pens. 🧾  Description Tintenlabor is a Swiss ink company specializing in Iron Gall inks. What differentiates this brand from others is that it discloses the iron content. The sample was sent to me by David, the Ink-Meister. Aprilis Argente is the last of Tintenlabor's three dark green iron gall inks. It has the highest iron content of the group, 6 g/L, and is a specialty high-iron, high-dye ink designed for cheap paper and wet pens. Due to...