Pennonia Inks Part 1

Pennonia is a new-to-me brand, developed and made in Hungary. Let’s take a look at three inks from their standard lineup: Storm Cloud (Viharfelhö), Purple Shadow (Lila Árnyék) and Tihany Purple (Tihanyi Lila). Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Storm Cloud, Purple Shadow and Tihany Purple. Storm Cloud is a dark grey. I don’t know why Purple Shadow is named that since it’s a blue black color, and Tihany Purple is an unsaturated purple.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-90 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low-medium shading, no sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Storm Cloud is similar to Montblanc 90 Year Gray.

Purple Shadow is closest to Nemosine Pleiades Blue Black.

Tihany Purple is lighter than Van Dieman’s Spotted Sun Orchid.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, all three inks had a wet flow.

Overall, I like Purple Shadow the best. Tihany Purple can be a little light in the smaller nib sizes, but it does well in a medium nib. I love that all three have a nice wet flow.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks 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.