Espresso Bung Box Ink

[visvamitra]

Sailor is my favourite ink maker (ex-aeque with J. Herbin). Sadly their most interesting inks are available only in Japan or from internet retailers. There are few japanese shops famous for their wide and interesting range of Sailor inks. One of most well-known is Bung Box. A lot of people were taken by interesting bottles and intriguing colors. It seems however that recently many ink enthusiasts started to shy away from this line since Bung Box inks became much more bitterly expensive than other Sailor inks.

The line consists of quite a few colors. My list is incomplete and most of the names aren't translated well. If you have full list of BB inks and/or could help me with correcting english names, help me sort this out

1. 4B Blue/Black
   
2. BB Espresso
   
3. Dandyism
   
4. Ebisu Gold
   
5. Emerald
   
6. Enshu Black
   
7. First Love Sapphire
   
8. Fresh Oranges of Lake Hamana
   
9. Fuyiyama Blue
   
10. Hamanako Eel
    
11. Imperial Purple
    
12. Ink of the Witch
    
13. L’Amant
    
14. Luminous Green
    
15. Melancholic Gray
    
16. Mocha
    
17. Music Black
    
18. Nostalgia
    
19. Oamezaki Sunset
    
20. Omaezaki Ocean
    
21. Omaezaki Blue
    
22. Orange
    
23. Pink
    
24. Ruby
    
25. Sapphire
    
26. Silent Night
    
27. Soleil
    
28. Tears of Clown
    
29. Tortoise Shell Brown
    

Before I write few words about the ink allow me to start by saying thank you mmg122 for sending me samples of different inks.

Espresso is nice looking and well behaved brown ink with some water resistance. I can see myself using it as it writes nicely as well. The only issue I have with this ink is the price - too high for me. For this price I prefer to get few other brown inks, also personally I think Rohrer & Klingner Sepia is even nicer and flows generously as well.

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Color range

Rhodia, Lamy AL-Star, medium nib

Leuchtturm1917, Lamy AL-Star, fine nib

Tsubame, Lamy AL-Star, medium nib

Water resistance

[ca49reber]

Another great Bung Box color. Thank you for the review. More money disappearing.

[Uncial]

That looks awfully similar to Noodlers Whaleman's Sepia to me.

[Ghost Plane]

I have this loaded right now. I'm noticing it leaves a reddish stain behind in some demonstrators that does come out eventually with pen flush.

 

R&K Sepia is better behaved and I prefer the color.

[visvamitra]

R&K Sepia is one of most underrated inks ever.

[lgsoltek]

R&K Sepia is one of most underrated inks ever.

 

R&K is one of the most underrated brands ever!

[Ghost Plane]

R&K is one of the most underrated brands ever!

Agreed!

[visvamitra]

Criminally underrated!