Sailor Shikiori Fountain Pen Ink (20mL) - Yamadori

This is one of the best teal inks on the market, full-stop. Very well behaved with a deep teal colour that is lighter than Lamy Petrol but has oodles of burgundy sheen. An ink that all pen owners should at least try.

This is my absolute go-to favourite everyday writing ink. I use it for my work and general writing and it behaves well even on copy paper. I usually have it in a Lamy Safari with a 1.1mm stub nib. It is a deep blue-green teal that sheens vivid red when used with a wet nib and on good paper - Clairefontaine/Rhodia or similar. It has a relatively quick dry time for daily writing (and I am left-handed, so if it can hold up to this, it's decent) or drawing. I normally bought it in the 50mL bottles under Sailor Jentle Four Seasons Yama-Dori, but unfortunately they were discontinued and replaced with a smaller 20mL bottle under the Shikiori name. But it is better than them discontinuing the ink altogether. This is a must-buy!

I got this on a whim. I'm not a huge turquoise/teal fan and I already have a bottle of Lamy Petrol so I felt like I had the "teal with a red sheen" ink checked. I was getting a bunch of samples so I figured I'd just add this one since it was so popular. Now I see why! It's a beautiful medium/dark teal (not as dark as Lamy Petrol), it flows well out of fine nibs, it dries quickly, it shades, it sheens - seriously, what's not to love?!
Full bottle in my cart next time I place an order, that's for sure.

This is one of my favourite inks now, and favourite of many other fountain pen users. This is a teal/dark teal colour, with a little red sheen on it. It shades well, and behaves well even on copy paper.

It looks a little close to Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo, which is more blue teal, or Yama-Dori is more green teal.

Highly recommended, will probably be one of my next bottles purchased, along with some other Sailor Jentle inks.

I bought this as a sample as I don't have any Sailor inks in my collection--and was looking for a blue, that wasn't Blue. This teal tends toward greenish and looks beautiful against crisp white paper. Color is saturated and behaves on cheap paper--there isn't much shading with a fine nib TWSBI 580 but it might perform with a medium