Scabiosa is a great ink. The color shades nicely, while still being saturated enough. The flow is really nice. I'm left-handed so I really appreciate the quick drying and water-proofness of this ink.

I was worried this purple might too closely resemble black, but the lighter parts of pen strokes display the color amazingly. A soft, warm, greyish purple, relatively desaturated but still easily identifiable � just what I had hoped. The shaded portions are quite dark, so there is a lot of contrast in each letter, but I don't find this to be terribly bothersome. The actual raw quality of the ink is delightful, as well, and I found no issues with bleeding, smudging, or dryness, only the high contrast between lighter and darker regions, but that is all in one's taste. Would recommend.

I love this ink so much. The color looks great on all my paper, most of which is low to okayish quality. I will say it isn't always a consistent flow in my LAMY Al-star, so sometimes it is more saturated in color and sometimes it is lighter, but I actually kind of like the effect. It is perfect if you want professional-looking notes but don't want the classic blue/black in my opinion, though more stuffy work places might not be okay with purple. It shades from being really rich and dark to being this dusky lilac. It somehow writes both very fine, dry lines and dries incredibly quickly (in my EF lamy nib) while also being wet enough not to feel scratchy and give nice shading. It is waterproof which is really nice. I have cleaned out my pen twice now since having it (I clean my pens once a week when they are in use- this is recommended for scabiosa as it is an iron-gall apparently) and haven't had trouble getting it out of my pen at all, it cleans really nicely. Apparently with time it will wear down on the metal parts of the pen, so maybe if you are using more expensive pens with more metal parts and you are worried you might want to pass on this one? But I liked it so much I went and got the 50 mL bottle as soon as I ran out of my sample and have made it my primary ink in my primary pen ever since.

Fantastic ink. It immediately became my favorite after filling a single A5 page. I journal extensively and am typically a chronic ink changer, changing ink about every five pages in an A4 size notebook. Usually, I quickly grow weary of any single color and feel compelled to swap ink. Not so with this RandK Scabiosa. I am nearing the end of a 96-page Rhodia A4 notebook filled almost exclusively with this Scabiosa and still find the ink as soothing to my eyes as on the first page. For males concerned about the color appearing too feminine, not so. It goes down rather pale and then darkens into a nice bold purple over 15 minutes as it oxidizes. As for pen maintenance, I have only used it in a fine nib Pilot Custom 74. I notice just a bit more nib creep than usual, but nothing excessive. Also, when I last removed the nib and feed for a deep cleaning, I noticed that the underside of the nib seemed to be stained with a light patina from the ink that didn't come off with a 100% water solution. For me, that's not a concern since the beautiful top side of the nib is not discolored. Overall, I highly recommend this ink.

I received the sample vial of Rohrer & Klinger Scabiosa and a vial of Salix. I cleaned out my Delike Element and loaded an empty cartridge with 50/50 Salix/Scabiosa. It doesnt feather much, or bleed, or ghost the back side of the page on bad work paper. (Cheap notebooks from O.D. and wholesale club copier paper) The color is nice. It's a blue black with purple once it has sat for a while. It's drier than my previous ink, which was probably a jinhao or something like that in black. The dry ink and ef nib makes for a good writing experience on bad paper. Good EDC combo, especially at work. Hope it doesn't eat the pen! I will clean it at each refill anyway. I like the R&K Scalix pretty well for it's purpose.

I like this ink a lot; ordered a sample and will be getting a bottle. Waterproof, a subtle greyed purple, and nice flow characteristics. I eye-droppered a Platinum Preppy Crystal, and am very pleased with the results. Good for both writing and sketching.

I love this color, I currently have it in a Montegrappa Fortuna and it writes beautifully. On nice paper it will shade, on cheaper copy paper I would definitely aim for a finer nib. The big downfall for me is it has a pretty strong smell which in a small office with a lack of ventilation can be overwhelming.

The color is beautiful, with a high degree of shading, and it draws in an antique novelty that has a classic feel of newness to an inviting, lively, yet self possessed hue of colors culminating to a textured purple.Does require a wetter nib. I found this married very well with my TWSBI Eco, which allowed me to easily prime the feed to pull that deep purple out of this inks capacity when I wanted to. I like that it is permanent. This is going into my daily rotation and I think it will stay there.Reminiscent of Diamine Lilac Night (My fav), but is very different.

I just started using fountain pens! This color is very very nice! It flows nicely and very satisfying!

This is a very unusual ink that you will have to try for yourself to see if you like it. I inked up a Jinhao 159 because I didn't want the acidity to ruin any of my more treasured pens if I accidentally left it in too long. It's very light and very liquidy. At first, it appears that you're almost writing with no ink at all, but then the letters start to turn to a deeper shade of purple once the ink soaks in. The medium Jinhao nib is, with most other inks, pretty wet, but a few lines on a Carefontaine Triomph tablet felt very dry. Eventually the lettering matured nicely, but it still looks rather faded. I personally like my inks to pop a little bit more, but if you're going for subtlety, this is probably an ink to try.

I wanted to buy a darker, fun colour that could be an all-purpose ink. Because I draw/paint as well as write and travel relatively often, that also means I need a measure of water resistance. This ink holds well with water. Some pink does come off, which works for me now that I know this property and can use it in my sketches. It worked nicely in my pens and I used the sample up at a conference. The colour is nice and deep, but noticeably purple. And I love the grey, foggy touch to the purple.

Scabiosa is one of the best inks I've used. I love the dusky purple/black it dries to that looks almost like a renaissance manuscript, and it flows beautifully and cleans we'll. I will definitely be buying a bottle of this ink.

This is an ink I had heard a lot about, good and bad, so I wanted to try it. It's very interesting to write with. It goes down a beautiful, dusky-purple color. The really intriguing part, though, is how it dries - after a few days, it's more of a dusky grey with just a shade of the purple remaining.Cool color, but one I'm reluctant to use because of the rumors of it clogging and otherwise harming pens. Cool, but not cool enough for me.

I heard a great deal about scabiosa and had to try a sample. I'm not much of a person to use purple, but I really love the subdued, dusty quality of this purple. It looks great on ivory or cream-colored paper as well.

Perhaps a bit dry for my taste, but I like the color and am pleased with it.

This is just an amazing ink. I have a nice Blue Black IG ink from Ecclesiastical Stationery Stores, and I love that ink, but for a change over to a dusky, understated purple, this is great. And permanent.

I'm a great fan of iron-gall inks and I welcome any departure from the standard blue-black color. This ink is what I'd call a dusky purple and has a very sophisticated look on the page. One of my favorites!!

And the only purple I've tried that I've wanted to buy for myself. It is a little dry so a wet writer is in order. It's got all of the Iron-Gall advantages, no feathering or bleed through. Stays purple as it oxidises and after it gets wet.

I had been hearing a lot about iron gall ink and was anxious to try some out. This ink is a nice muted purple. Good ink, good flow, only wish the color was a bit stronger.

I really enjoy this ink, the color is unique and different. Flow is excellent.Very little shadowing. Quick dry times. I very pleased that Goulet is carrying the Rohrer Klingner ink line.

Nice color - kind of a purple-black. Not quite as purple as I wanted, but still a good ink.

This is a really pleasant shade of purple. I didn't fall in love with it quite like I expected to, but it's really a beautiful colour, a dusty sort of violet.

I am still undecided on this one. Its performance seems to vary dramatically from one paper to the next. From my experience, it works a lot better for me on CHEAP paper. I did not enjoy using Scabiosa on Rhodia or, worse, Clairefontaine. I'm not sure way. Maybe the dry flow was a good combination for the cheap, absorbent paper. I might end up getting a bottle for cheap paper at work (plus it's water resistant).

In my experience, the color is very, very nice, but the flow was rather dry. Not sure if this would have been the case in other pens, though.

The muted shade of purple is quite lovely. It has character while remaining mature and professional. It flows smoothly, and is a lovely pairing with my Ivory Darkness Ahab.

It's J.Herbin PDL but much nicer and water proof. A favorite. Not sure why other reviewer thought it was washed out. Perhaps there was water in pen :/

intriguing color. However, it does not flow smoothly through some fine point pens., For me, it works best in my medium, or larger, nib pens.

I had been wanting to try this ink, as I've tried many other inks in a similar color and found them all...boring. Scabiosa is the one for me!

I like the flow and color saturation of this ink. The color change after drying is pleasant. I hope to buy more.