Ink Review #1141: De Atramentis Mouse Grey

Let’s take a look at a reader request today, De Atramentis Mouse Grey. Thanks to the reader that sent this sample in for review! You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens (and it’s on sale right now too!)

The color:

Mouse Grey is a medium cool-tone grey.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more blue than it does in writing.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low-this ink did have some feathering on Rhodia and the largest two nibs on Leuchtturm

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 bleeding in the broad and flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Mouse Grey is a bit cooler in tone than Diamine Silver Fox, but it lacks the blue tone than PenBBS Zi has. Click here to see the De Atramentis inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M805 Stresemann with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow. This nib is pretty wet on its own and paired with this wet ink it almost gushed.

Overall, I like the color and it has a nice wet flow, but it does feather a bit more than I like. The ink almost behaves like a pigment ink-it dries to a very matte, almost chalk-like finish, like a lot of the pigment inks I’ve tried.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by a reader 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 in any way.