Ink Review: Diamine Bilberry

[Chrissy]

I have decided to review some of my inks. These aren't necessarily in any particular order.

This one is Diamine Bilberry. This is a very popular colour and is a nicely saturated, purply blue ink, but the flow can be a little wet in some pens. I have never had a problem with lubrication for this ink.

I started off my review with my new Parker Duofold M nib, but found it was too wet in that pen, so I filled my Lamy Nexx M with it instead. It's interesting to see how differently it behaves in 2 pens. The Duofold is a new pen to me, so I really wanted to try it out.

• Water test on the review form shows this isn't a waterproof ink. In fact 2 drops of water almost completely washed it away.
• Bearing in mind the paper I use is very smooth, and the nib was a medium, this ink took 16-18 secs to dry. It doesn't smear when dry though.
• It flows wet, and lubricates the nib well.
• It is currently available in 80ml glass bottles or 30ml plastic refill bottles.
• Diamine sell it directly to end-users on their web-site.
• It's a reasonable price

 

[cybaea]

One of my favourites too, and the first 80ml Diamine bottle I purchased. Great review - thanks!

[Frank C]

I bought this one when it first came out. It is a nice purple ink. Thanks for the review.

[Chrissy]

You're welcome.

[A144]

Thanks for the review! This one's been on my list of inks to try for a while.

[Chrissy]

You're welcome. I suggest you try it even if it's only a sample.

[A144]

You're welcome. I suggest you try it even if it's only a sample.

Have you experienced any issues with staining?

[Thier.]

I like that color but ........ As you wrote it, it's far too wet in my Graf intuition ..... I have to turn the converter's knob to push ink in the feeder. Never have had any problem with other inks in that pen ..... Well, as I like the color, I have to test it in another pen ......

[Alexandra]

Bilberry is sometimes described as blue and looks so in scans but the sample I tried was definitely purple. Some say it's very close to Private Reserve Tanzanite but I didn't see it.