Herbin Cacoa Du Bresil's Twin

[minddance]

I finally finished my bottle of Herbin Cacoa du Bresil and want something similar to it. Any suggestion please?

[pgcauk]

I would also look at:

Birmingham Pens' Winky's Hamburgers Root Beer

Rohrer & Klingner (waterproof) Sketch Inks, Lily & Thea.

[pgcauk]

The extraordinary quality of Cacao du Bresil is that it manages to remain soft and warm.
Most other "Taupe" inks tend cool?

[minddance]

Thank you for helping, I guess I'll get another Herbin Cacoa and at the same time, try out the other inks you suggested.

[pgcauk]

I do recommend the R&K Sepia, which I always thought would be a great base ink for architects (or sketching, or anyone who doesn't want to write in black or blue). Tonally similar but cool and strong where Cacao is soft and warm.

If you want to cast the net a bit further there's a great guide to "32 Sepia toned inks" here: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/209494-sepia-toned-ink-comparison-32-inks/page-1?hl=sepia . Two of my current favorite "neutral" inks for sketching are Stipula Calamo Verde Muschiato and De Atramentis Marone / Sepia Brown in it's grey green iteration.

I've come a long way from thinking of "neutrals" as boring!

[DrScholl]

Of course I vehemently agree with everything pgcauk writes

You may also try Monteverde Moonstone, maybe a bit more saturated than Cacao, and less on the greyish side. But I think it remains fairly soft, and has nice shading on good paper like Tomoe River...

It made me want to sketch larch trees in winter when they loose their needles...

[minddance]

Thank you for all your suggestion, I will most certainly take a good look and get a few samples to try out

[bluerroses]

I second the motion for pilot iroshizuku yama-guri, which is a bit more yellow than cacao du brasil--both are gorgeous. I look forward to trying everyone else's suggestions.