19037 Black Swan in English Roses

The color shifts beautifully as it dries, starting almost purple-black and settling into that deep rose tone, and the 3 oz bottle gives plenty of ink for months of writing.

The 3 oz bottle is a solid size for the price, and the ink flows beautifully in my pen without any hard starts. That deep, moody rose-black is something else—it shifts between plum and brown depending on the light, and it shades nicely on Tomoe River paper.

The color is exactly what I hoped for—deep, moody, with those subtle rose undertones that shift depending on the paper. It flows beautifully from my pen and dries to a shade that feels both classic and a little bit mysterious.