{"product_id":"akkerman-05-shocking-blue","title":"Akkerman Ink - 05 Shocking Blue","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAkkerman 05 Shocking Blue from the Standard collection is a deep sapphire blue ink with high pink sheen. It dries in 40 seconds in a medium nib on Rhodia and has an average flow. Akkerman ink originates in the Netherlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShocking Blue is the single most popular color of blue in the entire Akkerman line of inks. It boasts a rich sapphire hue and has wonderful shading properties with a rich pink sheen. Number five is absolutely a professionally appropriate color and just a beautiful color of blue all around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally made to celebrate their 100th anniversary, this ink comes in a vintage-style 60mL glass bottle with a narrow neck and a marble stopper that creates a well at the top to aid in filling pens, allowing you to get every last drop of ink from the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed for Shocking Blue, a Dutch rock band, formed in The Hague in 1967. Their biggest hit, \"Venus\", went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970, and the band had sold 13.5 million discs by 1973, but the group disbanded in 1974. (Source: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shocking_Blue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead a full review of this ink on multiple types of paper from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainofink.com\/blog\/akkerman-shocking-blue\"\u003eMountain of Ink.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"174\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl65\" width=\"87\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"87\"\u003eAkkerman\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"69\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"69\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eInk Name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003e05 Shocking Blue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"47\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"47\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eNetherlands \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eColor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eBlue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"115\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"115\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eDry Time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003e40 seconds in a Pilot VP medium nib on Rhodia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eFlow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eAverage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eShading\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eSheen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eHigh pink sheen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eShimmer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"47\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"47\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"47\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"47\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eWater Resistance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eLow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"24\"\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"24\" class=\"xl67\" width=\"87\"\u003eIron Gall\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"87\"\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Akkerman","offers":[{"title":"60ml Bottle","offer_id":16412425990,"sku":"A05","price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"40ml Bottle","offer_id":46758698254511,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"4ml Sample","offer_id":16412426054,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/5185\/files\/akk-shocking-blue-1.jpg?v=1758494843","url":"https:\/\/vanness1938.mom\/en-gb\/products\/akkerman-05-shocking-blue","provider":"Vanness","version":"1.0","type":"link"}