Ink Review #1643: Vinta Romblon

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We are going to look at one more black ink before we move on to other colors, Vinta Black Onyx Romblon 1582 (part of the Vinta’s Series 3). This ink is available in 30ml glass bottles at most retailers, including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Romblon is a dark black with a slight purple undertone.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Vanishing Point and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a lot of black sheen.

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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper there was some bleeding and feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

In writing Romblon is closest to Kobe Tor Black. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M605 White Transparent with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly dry flow, due to the high sheen.

Overall, this is not my favorite black ink. The flow is a bit dry and sticky feeling for me, and I’m not a big fan of the slight purple undertone in black inks.

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