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Disclosure: I received a 30ml bottle of this ink free from Cult Pens with no obligations. Thanks guys! Holy mother of shade! This is a spectacular ink from Diamine released 1 August 2014. Awesome shading and a great colour makes this ink an absolute winner for me. Will I buy it when my sample runs out? You bet! In a gallon bottle, if they sell it. USAGE DAILY WRITER: Probably not (??) BUSINESS USE: For marginal notes and minor edits, perhaps ILLUSTRATIONS: Lovely colour if you can control the shading NOTES: Oh yes! LETTERS: For short letters, absolutely. May overwhelm beyond a couple of pages. LOVE LETTERS: A candidate PERFORMANCE FEATHERING: 4/4 - not even with the 2.4mm nib on cartridge stock BLEEDTHROUGH: 3.5/4 - only with the very wettest writers SHADING: 5/4 SHEEN: 0/4 - looks like contender but none seen FLOW: medium - dry WATERPROOF: 0/4 - not at all DRYING TIME: 3/4 FADE RESISTANCE: (not tested, not likely) [Note: my scanner always struggle with heavy shading - hope you get the idea from the images below.] Review on new ("brushed") Rhodia (For the writing samples I accidentally put a fine nib on the pen that should have had the medium - apologies!) [The text is from the second letter of St Paul to the Corinthians, 2 Cor 11:7-29, which was the Office of Readings yesterday when I wrote it.] Writing on Rhodia dot pad: On Rhodia R On our corporate printer's stock cartridge paper I love this ink!