Café des Îles
Café des Îles (Island Café to us lowly English speakers) is a writing ink made by Jacques Herbin.
It's a nice shade of brown, slightly more on the red than yellow side. Contrast with their slightly yellower Lie de Thé, and the flat-out red Terre de Feu.
Contrast with the stronger Ancient Copper.
Further reading
Reviews
- "Ink Review: J. Herbin Café des Îles" David Garrett, Seize the Dave, Mar 2010
- "Ink Review #237: J. Herbin Café des Îles" Fountain Pen Pharmacist, Jul 2020
- "Ink Review: J. Herbin Brown Inks" Kelli, Mountain of Ink, May 2025
Jacques Herbin: Café des Îles | Lie de Thé | Perle Noire | Terre de Feu
Modern writing inks: Ancient Copper | Aurora Borealis | Café des Îles | Cherry Sunburst | Chocolate Brown | Earl Grey | Honey Burst | Lie de Thé | Onyx Black | Oxblood | Perle Noire | Quartz Black | Sepia (Diamine) | Sunshine Yellow | Terre de Feu | Writer's Blood
