Kaweco Smokey Grey is from Kaweco’s standard lineup. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has more depth to it.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was quite a bit of feathering but not much bleeding.

Smokey Grey is a little lighter than Aurora Grey. Click here to see the Kaweco inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Lighthouse with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely grey ink. it’s pretty well behaved and a nice neutral grey as well.

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