{"product_id":"ink-tasting-kit-build-your-own","title":"The Ink Drop Tasting Kit - Build Your Own (4 x 3.5ml Vials)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy taste before you buy a full bottle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA full bottle of fountain pen ink is a commitment — in cost, in shelf space, and in cleaning out a pen if the colour or behaviour isn't what you expected from a screen swatch. The Tasting Kit solves this the way a wine tasting flight does: small, honest samples, chosen specifically to show you the range of what ink can do rather than just another four colours. Every ink in the eligible tasting range was chosen because it demonstrates a genuine property — not because it's popular this month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eligible tasting range\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eNot every ink in the Inkwell range is available as a vial. We deliberately curate the tasting pool around distinct ink properties, so that any four vials you choose teach you something real about what's possible — rather than four versions of the same thing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 100.089%; height: 556px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eProperty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEligible inks (2-3 colours each)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat it teaches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePilot Iroshizuku \u003cstrong\u003eTsuki-yo\u003c\/strong\u003e (blue-black with green undertone) + \u003cstrong\u003eYama-budo\u003c\/strong\u003e (magenta-purple, gold sheen bonus)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eColour that visibly darkens and lightens within a single stroke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh sheen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eWearingeul \u003cstrong\u003eDracula\u003c\/strong\u003e (dark red, gold-blue glitter sheen) + \u003cstrong\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/strong\u003e (blue-green, dramatic red sheen)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eA second colour visible at an angle in pooled ink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShimmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDiamine Shimmertastic \u003cstrong\u003eCobalt Jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e (blue, gold shimmer + red sheen bonus) + \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Sands\u003c\/strong\u003e (yellow, gold shimmer, very visible particle)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003ePhysical metallic particles suspended in the ink — a different mechanism from sheen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIron gall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRohrer \u0026amp; Klingner \u003cstrong\u003eScabiosa\u003c\/strong\u003e ( the signature oxidising purple-grey)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eInk that chemically changes colour on the page over days and weeks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaterproof - dye-based\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eDe Atramentis Document \u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e + Document \u003cstrong\u003eSepia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eWaterproof once dry, without being a pigment ink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWaterproof - pigment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eKakimori \u003cstrong\u003eSumi Black\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 35.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eTrue pigment waterproofing — denser and more archival than dye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall-batch character\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e3 Oysters Delicious \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Moss\u003c\/strong\u003e + Purple Gray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eKorean small-batch ink culture, distinct from mainstream Western brands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 21.0717%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #115c5b; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish heritage standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 46.0504%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #141413; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eDiamine Standard (\u003cstrong\u003eOxblood\u003c\/strong\u003e + \u003cstrong\u003eSargasso Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 32.8793%; height: 55.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eThe dependable, do-anything daily writing ink — the baseline to compare everything else against\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eVial size: 3.5ml per ink, standard across the entire tasting range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFormat: glass vial with secure cap, individually labelled with ink name and property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eQuantity: choose any 4 vials from the eligible tasting range — mix properties or compare within one\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePackaging: presentation box with tasting note card explaining each chosen property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNot refillable — vials are single-use sample sizes, not a refill ink format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li2\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eShelf life: use within 12 months of purchase for true colour and behaviour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Inkwell Art Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53348962926920,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/inkwellartsupplies.com\/products\/ink-tasting-kit-build-your-own","provider":"Inkwell Art Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}