Ink Review #1163: Diamine Mediterranean Blue

Today let’s take a look at Diamine Mediterranean Blue. I’ll eventually make it through all the Diamine inks, but there are a lot of them! I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago.

The color:

Mediterranean Blue is a vibrant medium blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper there’s some pretty shading. Such a pretty color and just a little bit of red 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, tiny sheen, and no shimmer. You can see just a little bit of red sheen in large swabs on Tomoe River Paper, but it isn’t visible in writing.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Mediterranean Blue is a little bit more vibrant than Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a gorgeous medium blue with a little bit of shading. I do wish it had just a little bit more, but it’s still a good ink as it is.

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.