Ink Review #1218: Diamine Rustic Brown

I’ve been slowly working my way through all the Diamine inks, so today it’s time to look at Diamine Rustic Brown. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago.

The color:

Rustic Brown is a dark red brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more burgundy than brown.

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, no sheen, and no shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Rustic Brown is more red than most of the brown inks I have, Robert Oster Chocolate is the closest. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s well behaved but I’m not in love with the color, it’s more red than anything else. I’ll probably end up giving my bottle away.

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.