Ink Review #1816: Monarca Mar Caribe

Monarca Mar Caribe is from Monarca’s Caribe collection. Thanks to Monarca for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Mar Caribe is a bright turquoise blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some nice shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes as well as a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Mar Caribe is close to Sailor Alaska. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Blueberry with a fine nib on a Taroko Breeze notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice ink. It can be a bit light in the smaller nib sizes so I would stick to larger nibs.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Monarca for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.