Ink Review #273: KWZ El Dorado

Today's yellow ink is KWZ El Dorado. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending a sample over for review.

The color:

El Dorado is a medium yellow.

The large swab and ink drops have an almost sticky feel to them, even when completely dry.

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: Low

Feathering: None.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was a little bit of bleeding in the flex nib on Tomoe River paper.

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

On 20 pound copy paper the ink behaved well, no issues that I noticed.

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Robert Oster African Gold, KWZ El Droado, and KWZ Old Gold. Click here to see the KWZ inks together.

Robert Oster Gold Antiqua, Diamine Amber, and Bungubox Sweet Potato Yellow. Click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer writing: 

I used a Pilot 912 FA and a broad Conlin Durograph Forest Green on Tomoe River paper. The ink had a wet flow. 

Overall, it's an unusual color, not brown, not orange, but not quite yellow either. I think it would be a good ink for the fall season. Give it a try, you might love it.

Disclaimer: This ink was sent to me by Pen Chalet for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page.