MonteverdeUSA Ink with ITF Technology, 30 ml Black Ash (G309BA)

Monteverde did a good job with the formulation of this ink. It actually has a good ruby color. To get more pop of the color the usual applies of fountain pen friendly paper, clean pen, etc. Solid middle of the spectrum in regards to wet/dry. Well behaved in all the pens I tried it in. Personally my preference is towards the darker reds and while this is a good color overall it's still a touch to translucent when dry. If that makes any sense.Overall good ink.

This is a wet ink, meaning it flows easier than most other inks, puts down more ink than "dry" inks, draws a thicker line, will take a bit longer (a few seconds) to dry, and has an easier time bleeding on cheap paper.This is RED, like red nail polish red. Deeper (not darker) red than coke can red, but not shiny. I want a sports car painted with this red; the pictures don't get the shade right. I really like this shade of red, most other reds are darker towards maroon or lighter towards pink. This writes in intense red and it stays the same color red when it dries. I cannot say enough good things about this red!My normal ink is Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue which is a dry ink. As soon as I switched to Ruby Red, i noticed right away that the ink flowed faster. My EF nib lets me write on cheap paper; with the Pelikan ink that was true, with this Monteverde Ruby Red ink, I can still write on cheap paper but it writes like a FINE nib. My EF thin lines are definitely thicker. Paper is good enough that is still isn't bleeding but I've got concerns using this with a medium nib pen would be too much for the cheap paper I use (generic A5 spiral dotted notebook w/ 100gsm paper, about $5-6 on amazon). Your experience may vary depending how cheap you went on paper :)On my monitor, the pictures of Ruby Red seems a bit orangish (same for google image searches for this ink) almost looking like a mango orange. There is definitely no orange when writing w/ a FP. A cartridge rollerball like the Herbin is lighter shade of the same red simply because its so stingy with the amount it puts down. The Frixion red leaning towards a pinkish hue, the rollerball is red but not as intense, and the FP red is intense. This is a deep red, not a dark red. Think candy apple red, without the shine. Think the color of a crayola red crayon (the actual crayon, not the color it makes on the paper).Like I said, I want a sports car in this color...

It's good ink. Works well. But it's not really purple: it's more lavender. I shall continue my search for a robust and royal purple.

This was my first green bottled ink and what a way to dive into this color. Normally I'm more of a purple, magenta or turquoise ink fan but I decided to step out of my comfort zone. The olivine is a gorgeous color, just like the gemstone it's named for. It looks great in my converted Platinum Preppy and glides over my Clairefontaine paper. Love it.

Took a lot of water and elbow-- wrist rather -- grief to be usable. The package wasn't damaged, neither was the bubble wrap around the ink in plastic cuboid. Yet there were clear signs of leakage prior to shipping -- the paper attachment was stained green, and pressing the top of the bottle made more ink ooze from beneath the packaging tape[!]. Like the color, and wont be sending back... but expected much better delivery given it cost more than other inks by the same manufacturer.

Of all the green inks I have tried this one is my favorite. It looks very much like what I consider a true green. It flows well but it is not too wet and it seems to dry in a reasonable time

This was my first bottled ink; its a great price for beginners and a good quality for those more seasoned. I have been trying other brands of bottled ink but would certainly get other colors from Montreverde in the future.

flows like a charm. the shade is pretty saturated even after drying. tested on many different types of papers but the shade doesn't change much.

I absolutely love this ink. I use it in dip pens and I write with a copperplate style. Thick lines down, thin lines up. This lovely ink has an occasional red sheen. I have used it on Clairefontaine paper, 150g cartridge paper, and Tomoe River paper and the red effect has shown up on each of them. Though on the cartridge paper that was only when I coloured in a cm wide heart. The teal colour is more green than blue, but lovely in itself, but when the red sheen shows up, it is amazing.

Very nice colour. Well lubricated, vibrant, easily cleaned out of the converter, and cheap.

My wife loves it, that's all you need to know!

A beautiful colour and quality ink.

Beautiful, a rich russet, sanguine colour.