Ink Review #2537: De Atramentis Aubergine

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So I recently tried De Atramentis Aubergine only to realize that it’s the same ink as De Atramentis Alexander Hamilton. Upon further research I found out that Aubergine is known under 11 total names: Aubergine, Alexander Hamilton, Giacomo Puccini, Louise Aston, Laura Biagoitti Roma (Perfume ink No 7), Birthday, Titus Flavius Caesar, Algiz Rune, Paul Cezanne, Paris & Louis Renalt. De Atramentis does list the color as Aubergine on the label, but the average/new user probably thinks that just means purple, and doesn’t realize that it means that it’s the same ink as Aubergine. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Aubergine is a medium purple.

*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 gold sheen.

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:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, low gold sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Aubergine has less sheen than Lamy Violet Blackberry and is a little more red than PenBBS Lin Huiyin. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Mini Grape with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a wet flow.

Overall, I love the wet flow, but there’s too much feathering and bleeding for me. I’m just not in love with it.

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