If I Started Again.... These are The Pens and Inks I'd Keep

🖋️ The State of My Fountain Pen & Ink Collection (2026) There comes a point in every fountain pen journey when you stop, look at the shelf, and ask yourself one simple question: “How did this happen?” What started as a search for a better writing experience slowly became something much bigger. One bottle of ink became ten. One pen became a collection. And somewhere along the way, fountain pens stopped being tools and became experiences. In this video, I take you through the current state of my fountain pen and ink collection — the pens, the inks, the stories behind them, and the reasons they continue to inspire me every time I sit down to write. From Pilot Iroshizuku favourites like Yama-Budo, Shin-Kai, Kiri-Same, Tsutsuji, You-Yake and Yama-Guri, to shimmer legends like Emerald of Chivor and Diamine's wonderfully chaotic Music, Guitar and German Exclusive collections, every bottle brings something different to the page. And then there are the pens. From the iconic Montblanc 149 and the striking Montblanc Great Characters Enzo Ferrari, to the Pelikan M805 Metal Sleeve, Pelikan M809 Matte Black, Pilot Custom 74, Waterman Carène and even a few surprising budget favorites, every pen has earned its place for a different reason. Because that’s the thing outsiders often don’t understand. It’s never just another blue ink. It’s never just another pen. Every combination creates a different writing experience. Every nib changes the character of an ink. Every bottle carries a mood. Every pen tells a story. This isn’t really a video about owning fountain pens and inks. It’s a video about collecting experiences. And if you’re currently browsing for your next pen or ink while watching this... You’re among friends here. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🖋️ In This Video ✔️ The current state of my fountain pen collection ✔️ The inks I keep reaching for ✔️ Favourite Pilot Iroshizuku inks ✔️ Montblanc, Pelikan, Pilot and Waterman highlights ✔️ Why collectors can never have "enough" blues ✔️ The psychology of fountain pen collecting ✔️ Pens and inks that continue to surprise me ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 I'd Love To Hear From You What is the one fountain pen or ink in your collection that you could never part with? Let me know in the comments below. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #FountainPen #FountainPens #InkCollection #PenCollection #Montblanc149 #PelikanM805 #PelikanM809 #PilotCustom74 #PilotIroshizuku #TheHonestNib