on saleDe Atramentis Sherlock Holmes - 45ml Bottled Ink

Nice, subdued blue, suitable for business. Good color density, normal flow, dry time=appx 5+ seconds here in the desert at 10% relative humidity. If you catch a spill quickly, the line stays pretty clear, but after 30 seconds or so, becomes faint, though legible.

I have tried countless other inks to use with my everyday writer. When I write a sermon, it is not uncommon for me to use go through a full pen in a few days and when I discovered Sherlock Holmes, it was the perfect companion for my Twsbi 580 ALR Navy Blue. The only drawback I find is that its apparently so popular that its often out of stock.

I love the De Atramentis brand and love the color of the Sherlock Holmes. I prefer saturated colors, and those that make the reader wonder where I got an ink that particular shade of blue. :)

I love blue inks!! And this one reminds me to Waterman Mysterious Blue. The color changes to a blue-grey color when the ink dries up on the paper. I really enjoy that!

I inked a Pilot Custom 823 with this ink as a sample I'd gotten from their blindbox grab-bag of random samples. It was one of the standout beauties. It's smoother than almost anything and made for an absolute dream to write with. It seems a tad darker than the picture shows, but 823 pens are generally wetter, so maybe that's why. Decent shading and while it was wet, it didn't feel super light or airy, which I'd gotten from Private Reserve Black Cherry. This felt viscous and substantial as well as deliciously smooth. I wish it was a tad darker, but I can't really complain. I needed a good blue ink for my selection that didn't feel like I was writing with air and this was the ticket. Gonna grab a bottle of this and keep getting samples until I'm satisfied. Who'd have thought those random ink sample assortments would hold such a gem!