Kwzi Brown #4

[white_lotus]

There are four KWZ inks having "brown" in their name: Brown #2, Brown #3, Brown #4 (this ink), and Dark Brown. These are the warm browns, the red-leaning ones, that some people don't like. That's not an issue for me so long as it's a nice color, and the handling is how I like it in my pens. Each has their own qualities in handling and appearance, however, only one of them, #3, is actually a brown to my eyes. With this preview out of the way, let's look at the individual inks.

While the color of this ink is not quite brown, it's a very good color. I think visvamitra likened it to "baked cherry" in his 2015 review. It definitely has a "yummy-ness" to it, in color richness and in wetness. You might want to check out that review for the color accuracy as my images came out too dark and his look very good, as well as Cyber6's listing of all the KWZ inks (link below).

visvamitra's review.

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/295605-brown-no-4-baked-cherry-kwzi/?p=3434898

Cyber6's full KWZI list:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/280869-kwzi-full-list-may-2015/?p=3215166

The usual papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet, TR=Tomoe River.

The photo definitely shows this as too dark. Much more moderate and deep red.

Still to dark...

Imagine this being deep dark red and you've got it.

Yes, red.

Not terribly water resistant, but the standard inks aren't meant to be so.

[Runnin_Ute]

Cheryl - How close to you think this is to Levenger Pomegranate? Or have you tried Pomegranate? I have the latter, but not much and it is about two years or so discontinued. (~1-2 ml is all I have left) If it is anything close, I will have made a good decision. (ordered this on Massdrop)

[white_lotus]

I have to say I never tried the Levenger Pomegranate, so cannot offer a comparison.