Ink Review #985: Diamine Monboddo's Hat

This year the Fountain Pens UK Facebook group teamed up with Diamine to create two new purples: Monboddo’s Hat and Scribble Purple. Today we are taking a look at Monboddo’s Hat. Thanks to Vanness Pens for sending a sample over for review.

The color:

Monboddo’s Hat is a medium purple with a slight red undertone.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink shows just a little bit of gold sheen.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in all nib sizes but just a tiny bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Monboddo’s Hat isn’t as red as Lamy Dark Lilac but has more red in it than Sailor Ink Studio 750. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Nice Lavande with a broad nib on a A5 Yoseka notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, It’s a fun purple. It has less sheen than I expected, but still interesting and dries quickly too.

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by Vanness Pens 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.