Category: Midori
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Vinta Sea Kelp (Leyte 1944)
Vinta Sea Kelp (Leyte 1944) is the full name of the ink. The name refers to the Battle of the Leyte Gulf which was fought in 1944. The ink is an olive green with an average flow. After flushing the insides of the pen with water, I noticed the ink left a ring of colour…
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Diamine Aurora Borealis on Midori MD Cotton
Ink Diamine Aurora Borealis is a colour was chosen by the members of Reddit’s fountain pen community (/r/fountainpens). This was the second ink that Diamine created for them. The ink is a teal colour with an average flow, some shading and very little sheen the only appears on certain papers. On Midori MD Cotton paper:…
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Diamine Onyx Black
Onyx Black is a black ink with a wet flow. This is not a pitch black ink, if you look closely, you will notice a little shading. But for general purposes, this is black enough for me. I noticed this ink takes a while to fully dry. This ink is easy to clean out of…
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Dominant Industry Winter Wood
Winter Wood is a brown-black ink with an average flow. At the start of the writing session, the words look almost black due to the amount of ink. As I continued writing and the ink flow stabilised, shades of brown appeared. This ink is easy to clean out of the pen. The writing samples below…
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Vinta Sunrise (Hanan 1964)
Sunrise (Hanan 1964) is named after Goddess of Morning in Philippine mythology and the year refers to the year Fernando Amorsolo’s painting “The Harvesters” was completed. The ink is a pale yellow colour with a dry flow. The ink is so light that it was hard to read anything I am writing. I only wrote…
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Krishna Mellow Blue on Midori MD
Ink Mellow Blue is a confusing ink. The ink colour was so different from the box label that I thought I had the wrong ink. On the label it showed a blue ink, but when I wrote with it, the words are a blueish purple. On some papers and in certain light, it may look…
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Robert Oster Palo Verde on Midori MD
Ink Robert Oster Palo Verde is an exclusive ink sold by Pen Chalet. Palo Verde is a yellow-green ink named after the Parkinsonia genus of flowering plants in the pea family. Palo Verde is from the Spanish words meaning “green pole” or “green stick”, referring to the green trunk and branches of the plant. Arizona…
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Shokido Amalfi on Midori MD
Ink Shokido inks are made by Tono & Lims. Amalfi is from their Clear Ocean series. The ink is a dark blue with a slightly dry flow. This is a beautiful shade of blue. On Midori MD paper, Writing Sample This was written with a TWSBI ECO-T medium nib. Below are a couple of photos…
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Cult Pens Matthew on Midori MD
Ink Matthew is a dark grey ink made by Diamine exclusively for Cult Pens. In smaller 30ml and 12ml bottles, it is called Little Matty. It was one of the three inks launched in May 2021 that were named after Cult Pens’ three longest-serving staff. This ink has an average flow. On Midori MD paper,…
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Vinta Summer Green on Midori MD
Ink Summer Green (Karnival 1908) is the full name of the ink. It is named after the Manila Carnival, an annual event started by American colonizers in 1908 and ran for 31 years until 1939. The ink is a desaturated minty green, invoking the green grass of Wallace Field where the carnival was held. The…
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