Montblanc releases two new permanent inks in blue and black, supplementary to the older Blue-Black variant; they will be available in unchanged bottle form and also as cartridges, with minimalist design (white boxes and labels). In the water test the writing is significantly better readable than with classic inks, which confirms the actual permanent quality. Visually the ink recalls acrylic media for artists; the blue variant resembles a Herbin Blue-Black; the black is a very deep, non-glossy grey. The behaviour on inferior paper will still have to show. The price lies around 50 per cent above the standard Montblanc inks and so moves in the range of high-quality Japanese permanent inks like Sailor.