Monteverde Purple Reign is a beautiful medium purple. You can find this ink at Pen Chalet (aff. link) or Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks less red and has some beautiful green 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: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, tiny green sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen is only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River Paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes but just a few dots of bleeding.

Purple Reign is closest to Montblanc The Beatles. Click here to see the Monteverde inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

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

Overall, this ink I lovely: well behaved and a gorgeous color. It’s absolutely worth a try!

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