PelikanEdelstein Ink Coll.tanzanite(bl-sw) 50ml

great product, great service, I'll use them again

Firstly the boring stuff. Arrived in 2 days after ordering and I used super saver delivery. Whatever your doing Amazon with your delivery guys its out of this world. I got "out for delivery" notification as well as a follow up email letting me know that you had left it with my neighbour as well as giving me his name....FREE DELIVERY AND YOU GET ALL THAT, mind blowing service.So the Ink. Well packaging on the ink was just top notch. Standard amazon box, alot of scrunched paper and bubble-wrap. Get all that off and you get your silver Edelstein box with silver embossed print and cut side panel showing you the ink colour. That alone is expensive packaging looks really good and considering you should keep your ink in its box (to preserve its colour over time) its a great shout, happily leave this out on my desk or ink shelf. Then you got the glass ink well its self, just flawless glass. Beautiful bottle, clear view of the ink inside. Stately black multifaceted Pelikan screw top. The ink its self a rich blue edging towards a turquoise with a touch of aqua but hard to describe in words. Would check out a ink review for that. All in all....5 stars. Experiences like that is why Amazon is just market leader. Oh and tip of the cap to Pelikan, Edelstein inks...i want the whole set.

SapphireAfter I'd purchased it I saw another review for this colour saying it is bog standard and not worthy of being called Sapphire so I was a bit worried!I'm glad to say though, I couldn't disagree more! It's a gorgeous bright blue and for me, Sapphire describes it perfectly!I've tried the Topaz too and that's also really nice, a little darker than the Sapphire.

It's an excellent ink and almost worth it just for the bottle.I've used it in a Parker Sonnet with medium italic, medium, fine, and extra-fine nibs, a Parker Jotter with medium and fine nibs, and a TWSBI Diamond 580 with a 1.1mm stub nib. I've also used it in my favoured pen, a simple wooden holder with a round hand dip nib. It works very well in all of them.The colour is more of a very dark blue-grey with the merest hint of violet. It's less stark than a black ink and looks eminently sober and professional. If you use it in a drier pen it may appear more of a gunmetal grey than a blue-black, but on the other hand it will probably help that dry pen put down more ink.

It has a good colour, and most importantly it looks great on paper.

The bottle and packaging are very good, as befitting a quality brand product. I'm not sure what separates some inks from others as I purchased this ink to use in a Pelican pen. The best ink for the pen. ?It is dark, in a Parker pen with a fine nib. A very dark blue.....in contrast to the green( Edelstein) which is somewhat pale by comparison.

The colour of the ink I would describe a medium, earthy, milk chocolate brown (Autumny colour). I used a Sheaffer fountain pen to test it and the ink flowed beautifully. I would definitely buy this brand and colour again and look forward to sampling more of the colours in the range.

Excellent product and supplier.