Monteverde - Bottled - Burgundy

[corniche]

Greetings all,

 

This is a brief review for Monteverde Burgundy; overall, it isn’t bad; however, it doesn’t send me through the streets singing and dancing. The color does; however it has given me sporadic performance in my pens. It does well in my Esterbrook J; however, it skips and stammers in my Sheaffer Targa with a broad 14k gold nib.

 

I will not condemn this ink though, because it is possibly the pen’s fault- although I have my qualms if it is since Teri ultrasonically cleaned and tested it and I ultrasonically cleaned it when I got it. Additionally, Monteverde Burgundy is the only ink it’s been inked with since being cleaned twice. That said; I will still reserve my final judgment on Mb until I’ve used it in a few more pens, but that will be a long time coming since I rarely use burgundy inks.

 

All this said; I kind of liked this ink- especially the color. The review speaks for itself, but if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to voice them.

 

PS: my J. Herbin P. de Lune turned a deep purple in both my pen and the sample vial I had on hand- so there are no comparisons for this ink, unfortunately.

 

PSII: I've been giving this some careful thought and have decided that this will probably be my last ink review. They require a lot of work and I just don't have the stamina I once had; aside from that, Sandy and Signum have everything pretty well covered. - SPC.

 

 

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff449/quinkkid/MonteverdeBurgundy1.jpg

 

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff449/quinkkid/MonteverdeBurgundy2.jpg

 

All the best,

 

Sean

Edited June 27, 2011 by S. P. Colfer

[lewis]

I really like this colour. Darn the performance issues though.

 

Thanks

[corniche]

I really like this colour. Darn the performance issues though.

 

Thanks

 

Greetings Lewis,

 

Alas; my sentiments exactly.

 

All the best,

 

Sean

[Charles Skinner]

I have had zero performance problems with the three Monteverde USA inks that I have and continue to use! Am I just lucky? Really great colors! Swiftly become a favorite brand! I do not have the ability to write a full review. All I can say is ----- GREAT INKS! c. s.