Curated sets of 2ml samples, freshly filled to order
Eight ways into the shop - a gateway set of easy, well-behaved colours, and seven built around what makes our 300+ inks unusual: real places, real creatures, real novels, real gods.
Or browse all 300+ inks individually →One ink from every shelf - eight easy, well-behaved colours across five brands. Start here if you’re not sure where to start.
8 vials: Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki, Diamine Toe in the Ocean, Laban Hera Green, Diamine Raise a Glass, Kaweco Caramel Brown, Robert Oster Royal Red, Pilot Iroshizuku Hana-ikada, Laban Zeus Purple
Six honest, no-fuss colours for the very first vial in a new pen. No shimmer, no sheen - nothing to manage.
6 vials: Kaweco Midnight Blue, J.Herbin Perle Noire, Rohrer & Klingner Salix, J.Herbin Vert Empire, Rohrer & Klingner Sepia, Laban Ares Red
Postcards from real places - a Maya pyramid, a Roman ruin, an emerald mined deep in the Colombian Andes.
6 vials: Diamine Chichen Itza, Diamine Petra, Diamine The Great Wall of China, J.Herbin Emerald of Chivor, Robert Oster Sydney Darling Harbour, KWZ Ink Warsaw Dreaming
Ink named after the thing it looks like - a tardigrade, a crocodile’s hide, a week of cherry blossom.
6 vials: The Birmingham Pen Company Waterbear, The Birmingham Pen Company Megalodon, Robert Oster Cherry Blossom, Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai, Ferris Wheel Press Dancing Thyme, Vinta Sailfin Green
Six inks lifted from six novels - gothic romance, Russian tragedy, a raft down the Mississippi.
6 vials: Wearingeul Alice, Wearingeul Jane Eyre, Wearingeul Crime and Punishment, Wearingeul Don Quixote, Wearingeul Carmilla, Wearingeul Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Zeus, Hades and Persephone’s family plot, joined by envoys from three other pantheons.
6 vials: Laban Zeus Purple, Wearingeul Hades, Wearingeul Persephone, Wearingeul Vayu, Wearingeul Sedna, Wearingeul Heimdall
Coffee, wine, tea, chocolate, and one gold enough to toast with. A pack that smells like brunch.
6 vials: KWZ Ink Cappuccino, Diamine A Jug of Sangria, Robert Oster Melon Tea, Lennon Tool Bar Misona Tea, Robert Oster Choc Pudding, Diamine Raise a Glass
The showstoppers - rare sheen, real shimmer, and the ink you bring out for a good page.
6 vials: J.Herbin Emerald of Chivor, Troublemaker Inks Abalone, Troublemaker Inks Starry Night Blue, Robert Oster Sinners Heart, Robert Oster Motor Oil, Robert Oster Coffee Monster