Ink-o-phile Review - Iroshizuku Yama-Budo

Let me start off with saying thank you to the lady that sent me the just under half bottle of Iroshizuku Yama-Budo free of charge, I will keep her name disclosed from my readers so that she does not get swarmed with requests for free ink, as I was going to pay for shipping but she decided to just send it to me, and I thank her so much for her generosity, now, onto the review.

This ink is really nice, a pretty magenta colour that is vibrant but not as in-your-face as many other inks out there, the ink has nice flow and is a quick drying ink, but that depends on the paper you use, if you use this ink on really cheap paper, it will dry within' 2 seconds, but on Rhodia paper it drys within' 5 seconds.

Let's talk about the ink bottle for a minute, because I LOVE  the packaging this comes in, granted I have not got the packaging from this bottle, but when I do get some Iroshizuku ink for myself, I will be taking pictures of the box for sure, but the bottle is amazing, it has a really thick glass bottom, and it is quite heavy, also the ink volume is 50ml, the cost for this ink in Australia can vary from $40+ and $50+, depending on where you buy it and if it has free shipping.

This is one of my favorite inks, I have been wanting to get it for ages now, and the bottle is now0 nearly empty, as the ink level is near the "Nib Dip" in the bottom of the bottle, I can fill a few more pens with the ink I still have at the moment, I think I will transfer the ink to a sample vial for easy filling, and the great thing about the bottles is that I can reuse them for other inks, and the label must be an easy one to remove, as I have seen people without the labels on the bottles.

Writing samples and an image of the bottle below! Image of the bottle from Gouletpens.com