Ink Review #1893: Monarca Cardona

Monarca Cardona is from Monarca’s Semidesierto collection. Thanks to Monarca for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Cardona is a deep burgundy with sheen and shimmer.

*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 you can see the green sheen and gold shimmer.

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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, high green sheen, and gold shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Cardona is closest to PenBBS Danjo. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Nice Pur with a broad architect nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is pretty. I would probably use this ink for holiday cards.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Monarca Stationery for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.