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Burgundy Red - Montblanc


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It seems that in 2010 Montblanc changed the manufacturer of their ink as well as the design of the bottle. The company's issued a new, larger (60 ml vs 50 ml) bottle. To be honest I find Montblanc bottle not only nice but also practical, much better than Iroshizuku or Sailor.

The new colours launched in 2010 include:

  1. Burgundy Red
  2. Irish Green
  3. Lavender Purple
  4. Mystery Black
  5. Midnight Blue
  6. Oyster Grey
  7. Royal Blue
  8. Toffee Brown

Burgundy Red is a dusty ink with good shading properties. It flows well and doesn't cause any trouble and yet I just can't start enjoying it. The color is subtle and while I enjoy subtler blue or brown or green inks I expect reds (in broad understanding of the term red) to be heavily saturated. This one doesn't impress me.

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software ID

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Tomoe River, kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Oxford, Hero 5028, stub 1,9

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Clairefontaine, Kaweco Classic Sport, B

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Comparison

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Flows well enough to keep most modern c/c pens going. I like this ink.

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This was my first MB ink and it never did much for me. I've used 2/8 cartridges but don't have much interest in using another.

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Well,

 

Akane is really nice, but to be honest I would prefer Toki from Kingdom Note series.

 

 

Which one is Toki? Ibis??

 

 

 

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I Completely agree with you on the bottle design. Also, their inks are reasonably priced and they're certainly well behaved.

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