Diamine Inkvent 2021 21-25

Today let’s tackle the last 5 inks from the Diamine 2021 Inkvent Calendar. I know I’m ridiculously late with this post, but I wanted to get it taken care of before it’s time to start 2022’s Calendar. You can find these inks in individual bottles at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Brandy Snap, Black Ivy, Wonderland, Yuletide and All the Best

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All 5 inks had medium shading, Black Ivy had medium red sheen and All the Best had medium green sheen and purple shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Brandy Snap is similar to Diamine Honey Burst.

Black Ivy is close to Colorverse Bluish Green.

Wonderland is close to Pennonia Wasp

Yuletide is close to Birmingham Pennsylvania Slate

All the Best is close to Diamine Wine Divine

All the inks had an average flow except Wonderland which had a dry flow.

Overall, I think Brandy Snap is my favorite out of the five, but all are well behaved.

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