Ink Review #1354: Kaweco Summer Purple

I really enjoyed the two Kaweco inks I’ve reviewed so far but I tend to forget that I’ve never reviewed the rest of them, so let’s look at Kaweco Summer Purple. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Summer Purple is a medium eggplant purple.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has just a tiny 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: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low.

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Summer Purple is closest to Diamine Purple Dream and KWZ Berry, but is less saturated than both of them. Click here to see the Kaweco inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Violet with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I would call this an average ink-a little feathering and bleeding on some papers and an average flow. It does dry in a quick 10 seconds which is nice. I’m glad I tried it but I don’t like it enough to need a full bottle.

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