Ink Review #1442: Kaweco Caramel Brown

We’re moving through the Kaweco inks this week. Next up is Kaweco Caramel Brown from Kaweco’s standard lineup. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Pen Chalet (aff. link) and Vanness Pens.

The color:

Caramel Brown is a medium cool-tone brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is cooler in tone.

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: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Caramel Brown is a little lighter than Noodler’s Walnut. Click here to see the Kaweco inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph Autumn Oak with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a good basic brown with some shading. There’s nothing outstanding about it, but it’s a good basic.

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