Ink Review #1114: Diamine Chocolate Brown

Let’s take a look at Diamine Chocolate Brown. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago and it’s been waiting for it’s own review.

The color:

Chocolate Brown is a deep, red-tone brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks much darker and has some black sheen.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, low black sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Chocolate Brown is warmer toned than Kobe Nada Brown, but cooler toned than Diamine Bach. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M800 Renaissance Brown with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s pretty well behaved except for the dry time which is a bit long. It looks darker in writing then it does in most swabs.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.