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I got a sample of this from Goulet's Ink Drop last year. I bought a bottle. Though similar to OxBlood, it's a bit redder but not fire engine red. I use it in a fine point Aurora for making edit comments to myself.

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Thank you for this review! I am a big fan of Diamine Oxblood but have seriously considered Monaco Red, too - now that I see it in your review, I am convinced I'd like to try it as part of my red family. :rolleyes:

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This colour looks more like Maroon to me, but that could be the scan? My Monaco Red is a much more orangey-red, with shading in a Parker M nib. Not fire engine red for sure, but redder than this with less blue. More like Signum's review.

 

I haven't checked, but didn't Diamine include Maroon AND Monaco Red in the mixed cartridge boxes? It is notoriously difficult to work out which is which, could this be Maroon rather than Monaco?

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Graham, I don't think I have mistaken the colour because the cart has a sticker on it which says: "MONACO RED". You are right, the selection box includes a Maroon cartridge too, but Maroon is definitely more pink/purplish than this ink. I used up the Maroon cartridge some time ago, and there were two Monaco Red cartridges in the box.

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Graham, I don't think I have mistaken the colour because the cart has a sticker on it which says: "MONACO RED". You are right, the selection box includes a Maroon cartridge too, but Maroon is definitely more pink/purplish than this ink. I used up the Maroon cartridge some time ago, and there were two Monaco Red cartridges in the box.

 

If there's a sticker on it then it must be right! I have been "surprised" by the Diamine cartridge selections before and the similarity to my experience of the maroon set me to thinking! Thanks for clearing that up!

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