Best Brown?

[xena]

So, my bottle of PR Chocolat is down to its last dregs. What should I replace it with? I love the color, but wish it would dry faster. Also, I require non bulletproof ink for my notes....I have a tendency to make a mess.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Physalis]

Waterman havana!

[jochipps]

Sailor Gentle Brown!!

[Abhik]

Pelikan Brilliant Brown 4001!

[encremental]

Conway Stewart brown. It's a gem.

 

John

[Kabe]

Pelikan 4001 is a nice middle of the pack brown that holds true

[Felix1]

Sailor Gentle Brown!!

 

 

Yep, Sailor Brown, a very nice earthy brown.

 

I also like Noodler's Walnut although its "near bulletproof" label apparently makes it a non-player for the OP.

[anaximander]

I love brown inks and I've tried a lot of them. Iroshizuku Yama-guri and J. Herbin Lie de The are my current favorites. I normally like Pelikan inks, but I wasn't thrilled with the brown. To my eye it looked almost burnt orange.

[GPaesold]

I like brown inks a lot, in fact most of my pens are filled with brown inks. My current favourites: Waterman Havanna Brown and MB Toffee Brown

[Doc H]

Iroshizuku yama-guri

[Feanor]

Pelikan Brilliant Brown 4001!

+1

[Pengrump]

Right now the only brown ink I'm using is Herbin Lie de The. It lives inside my tortoise celluloid Edison Pearl. I also use it in my Danitrio Miwaku when I have that inked up.

 

Another brown I like is the Diamine Chocolate Brown, but it doesn't dry as fast as the Herbin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(edited because I hit the wrong button in the middle of a thought and posted before I was done.)

Edited September 12, 2010 by Pengrump

[lapis]

CdA's Grand Canyon, of course.

 

Mike

[bluemagister]

I just ordered a Coffee Al-Star from passion4pens.com (no commercial relationship other than as a highly satisfied customer) and I'm planning to put Noodler's Golden Brown in it. I dilute it about 20% with water and it works really well. I use Golden Brown in an Ivory Waterman Charleston AND a Waterman Phileas and it never fails to impress. I've used it in Pilot Varsities and Jinhao x30s, too.

 

The yellow and brown parts separate in the pen a little, so the first few words you write will have a wonderful yellowish tone before it settles into a richly hued, gorgeously shaded brown that reminds me of old writing back in the Age of Enlightenment. I have a tendency to recommend any ink I use in 4 or more pens, and Golden Brown is one of them. Sediment and staining have not been a problem. I hear that it's semi-bulletproof, but I don't know if it's the brown or undertone that's bulletproof.

[ailleurs]

+1 to Waterman Havana. I have stopped using all other browns since trying this one.

[SnowLeopard]

Iro's tsukushi might just be the replacement you're looking 4 ..even more so than their yama-guri...

[Bearcat]

Another vote for Waterman Havana Brown....

Great ink and I really like the name....so Hemingwayesque...

[ajd]

Havana Brown is a great ink. To me it leans just a touch to the red side.

[Penman222]

Omas Sepia is actually a very nice dark brown too. However, Waterman, Montblanc Toffee Brown, Diamine Chocolate, and Pelikan are all nice as well. I actually keep one bottle of Waterman Havana at home and one at school I like it so much.

[BrandonA]

Only ever used or seen MB Toffee Brown but I have to say I am impressed with it.