Ink Review #2684: Diamine Potpourri

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The color:

Potpourri is an unsaturated dusky 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 it 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:

Dry time: 15 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 the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Potpourri is deeper than Birmingham Chrysanthemum. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Lilac with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, I like the color, but it can be too light and hard to read in smaller nib sizes. It’s also a little drier than I prefer, so it’s generally well-behaved, but I don’t need a full bottle of this one.

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