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Indy Pen Dance had a Labor Day Sale on Private Reserve inks that was just irresistible. Even though I had ordered 5 bottles of Noodler's the night before, I just had to place an order. Choclat was one of the ones I had tried at the DC Pen show test table and really liked (along with Tanzanite), so it was one I just had to have. The color is named aptly. It is the color of warm melted chocolate and has all the rich, warm undertones. It is a very saturated ink, but I didn't have any flow problems with it. It feathered a tad where it was too wet (I should have wiped the excess off my nib after filling, but hadn't) It didn't do that when I started with the pen properly wiped after filling and with a regular flow. It did bleed through some on the cheap thin walmart paper. Bleedthrough shouldn't be an issue on a better paper. It is not waterproof. I found the color separation from the water test interesting- you can see the red and green components of the ink (especially on the back side of the paper). Pr Chocolat shades nicely and overall performs very well. If you are looking for a rich chocolate color, this is it.

 

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A GREAT ink. The red component is quite water resistant.

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One of my favorite inks!

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A delicious ink to be sure! It is part of my regular rotation.

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It's one of my favorites! I just wish it was a little more water resistant so that I could use it in lab. Right now my lab ink is BSB since I work with chemicals.

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It's one of my favorites! I just wish it was a little more water resistant so that I could use it in lab. Right now my lab ink is BSB since I work with chemicals.

 

I find that its red component is very water resistant.

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Great review! This is hands-down my favourite brown ink. It is so rich and warm. Now I want chocolate...

 

I doubt there's any causality. You'd probably would want chocolate regardless of what ink was being reviewed.:roflmho:

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Have any of you tried it via cartridge? I put it in two (I thought) fairly reliable pens but it keeps clogging the system. Perhaps the saturation is just too much?Sharon in Indiana

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I have a bottle but only used once in a pen - Noodlers Walnut seems to always beat it to my pens when I go for a brown ink.

From your pictures it shows such great shading. I must correct that and start using it - it is a nice colour.

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