Lunchtime ink review: Montblanc Toffee Brown

[Voiren]

Lunchtime ink reviews! I'm taking one ink to work each day and doing one of these during my lunch.

Montblanc Toffee Brown, dip test with TWSBI Eco 1.1mm stub, on Rhodia dotpad.

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I really like this ink - it is smooth to write with and looks good at different sizes (I keep some in a PenBBS fine most of the time). It is a nice warm shade of brown with reddish undertones.

[FredRydr]

MB Toffee is my top choice when I want a vintage look using an EF flex nib on old postcards and stationary.

[Voiren]

I go for Diamine golden brown for similar purposes (but not in EF, I have one specific pen where it shades light to dark and back again). In a drier pen it is a bit light.

[azkid]

If I didn't already have Diamine Macassar I would be all over this. Looks really nice. Thanks for the review!

[AzJon]

Agreed, Fred, with it having a vintage look. I think it works best on cream/ivory colored paper. Reminiscent of walnut ink, to a degree.

[migo984]

I go for Diamine golden brown for similar purposes (but not in EF, I have one specific pen where it shades light to dark and back again). In a drier pen it is a bit light.

I enjoy using Mb Toffee Brown. I do NOT enjoy Diamine Golden Brown, in any pen. It’s so dry it’s like writing with grit :blink:

[azkid]

Good to know! Sounds like my experience with Diamine Twilight. Maybe I should do a review of that crap and warn people off. :D

[Misfit]

I put this ink in two pens, one a Lamy with 1.5mm and the other a Levenger Truewriter with B nib. After writing with both, on the same page, it looked like two different inks. I like the color.

Another great lunchtime review.

[FredRydr]

I put this ink in two pens, one a Lamy with 1.5mm and the other a Levenger Truewriter with B nib. After writing with both, on the same page, it looked like two different inks....
On vintage postcards, the color turns to greyish-brown after it dries, losing its reddish-brown color.

[TSherbs]

How did someone put this ink in a pink pen?? I am way too match for that!

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[Voiren]

How did someone put this ink in a pink pen?? I am way too match for that!



Ha, the pen I actually have this in is the PenBBS autumn gradient acrylic :)

[TSherbs]

How did someone put this ink in a pink pen?? I am way too match for that!



Ha, the pen I actually have this in is the PenBBS autumn gradient acrylic :)It's all good. :) Enjoy the color spectrum!

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[PhotoJim]

Nice ink! My browns are Diamine Saddle Brown and Waterman Absolute Brown. I think the latter is closer to this than the former, but I'm not sure I need this ink yet. I'll keep this one in mind for when I deplete one of them.