Brown may be one of my favorite “non-basic” ink colors. Blue, black, red… are there other standard inks in your mind? This brown is, just like the rest of these Jacques Herbin inks, simply magnificent.

A deep, beautiful garnet red, which makes sense since that’s the name of the ink! Just a fabulous line from J Herbin.

Grey… but with shading properties that give a range of greys from light and gentle to dark and purposeful. A very nice color.

A beloved color for many fountain pen users, with its sparkle and sheen and attractive emerald color. It’s loud; it makes a statement; it’s fun!

I’m still placing yesterday’s Bleu Austral a bit higher, but both of these blues are stunning and rich and strong.

This one rates higher for me than yesterday’s, but both are terrific.

A week of high end ink is coming your way from Jacques Herbin. Today we start with a gorgeous amber, but I’d expect all seven to be super rich and beautiful.