INKTASTIC: KAWECO SUNRISE ORANGE INK REVIEW

I'd say Kaweco recently released two new inks, but that was almost a year ago, and I'm just terribly behind on reviews. Kaweco already had a pretty decent selection of inks, with eight typical colors to choose from. The two latest inks are Smokey Grey, and Sunrise Orange. Let's focus on the latter...

Kaweco Sunrise Orange has a lot going for it. And on top of that it's actually one of the more usable orange inks I've come across. It reminds me a lot of Lamy's special edition ink of two years ago: Copperorange. It's not the typical bright, burns-your-eyes-orange, instead it's a bit darker and more subdued. 

Sunrise orange shines in slightly wetter nibs. I always use a Lamy Safari for these ink reviews, which is not THE wettest writer. But nevertheless it shows off some decent shading. In really wet nibs (or in swabs as you can see above), it shades to a dark brown-ish orange, in other nibs the shading is more subtle. 

Lamy Safari, medium nib

Lamy Safari, broad nib

Kaweco inks may not be the most exciting in the world, but they are quite well-behaved in general. It seems a bit on the dry side, however not to a point where it gives issues with flow. It's very well-behaved: no bleedthrough, no feathering. Dry times are moderate. There's no waterproofness to talk about, any contact with water completely wipes it out.

Lamy Safari, 1.5 stub

Kaweco Sunrise Orange is a strange ink. It's not extraordinary in any way, it doesn't have crazy shading or sheen. Yet it doesn't need all that to be a cool ink. It's subdued and dark enough to be used for 'normal' writing (ok maybe take that with a grain of salt), but it's still a fun and colorful ink.

Kaweco inks all come in small 30ml bottles (or standard international cartridges). The bottled ink runs for 10 EUR / 13.5 USD. It's often said that Kaweco inks are overpriced but I'd have to disagree. True, they are not the cheapest out there, but I think they are good value for money. 

Note: This product was sent to me by Kaweco, free of charge, so I could write this review.  I was in no way influenced in the making of this review, the opinions shared in this review are completely my own! This post does not contain affilate links.