Blue Black Ink SHOWDOWN: Who Will Win?

Curious about blue-black fountain pen ink? In this video, Brian breaks down its origins, explains how iron gall ink works, and ranks them all in an ultimate showdown! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Origin of Blue Black Ink 02:10 The Showdown 02:51 Noodler's 54th Massachusetts 04:12 Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai 06:11 Rohrer & Klingner Salix 09:22 Private Reserve Infinity Blue/Black 11:42 TWSBI Blue-Black 13:46 Sailor Seiboku Pigmented Blue Black 16:10 Sailor Souboku Pigmented Deep Blue 18:16 De Atramentis Document Ink Black Blue 21:03 LAMY benitoite 23:28 Diamine 1864 Blue Black LINKS TO PRODUCTS FEATURED: Noodler's 54th Massachusetts: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/noodlers-54th-massachusetts-3oz-bottled-ink Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/pilot-iroshizuku-shin-kai-50ml-bottled-ink Rohrer & Klingner Salix: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/rohrer-klingner-salix-50ml-bottled-ink Private Reserve Infinity Blue/Black: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/private-reserve-infinity-blue-black-30ml-bottled-ink TWSBI Blue-Black: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/twsbi-blue-black-70ml-bottled-ink Sailor Seiboku Pigmented Blue Black: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/sailor-seiboku-pigmented-blue-50ml-bottled-ink Sailor Souboku Pigmented Deep Blue: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/sailor-souboku-pigmented-blue-black-50ml-bottled-ink De Atramentis Document Ink Black Blue: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/de-atramentis-document-ink-black-blue-45ml-bottled-ink LAMY benitoite: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/lamy-benitoite-30ml-bottled-ink Diamine 1864 Blue Black: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/diamine-1864-blue-black-40ml-bottled-ink Kakimori Stainless Steel Nib: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/kakimori-stainless-steel-nib Kakimori Sakura Wood Nib Holder: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/kakimori-sakura-wood-nib-holder Rohrer & Klingner Blue Glass Dip Pen: https://www.gouletpens.com/products/rohrer-klingner-glass-dip-pen-blue SHOP at our store! https://www.gouletpens.com/ LEARN more on our blog! https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog LISTEN to The Goulet Pencast here: https://gouletpencast.fireside.fm/ SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/GP-YTsubscribe ABOUT GOULET PENS: Brian & Rachel Goulet started The Goulet Pen Company in 2009 and you can see the evolution of our mom and pop into a full-blown company through this channel. We run a dedicated online store with fountain pens, ink, paper, and other fine writing accessories. Our goal with this channel is to provide fountain pen fans at all levels of experience with comprehensive product reviews, round ups, and how-to videos to answer all the fountain pen questions you may have. Shop at https://www.gouletpens.com. FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gouletpens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGouletPenCompany Twitter: https://twitter.com/gouletpens Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gouletpens/ Sign up for Emails: https://www.gouletpens.com/pages/newsletter-signup Blog: https://www.gouletpens.com/blogs/fountain-pen-blog