We’re featuring Taccia Daidai Orange fountain pen ink in this week’s ink review & giveaway, and we’re not sad about it. In fact, we’re pretty pleased about this week’s ink review scenario. Find out why – read the full Taccia Daidai ink review below!

All About the Ink Maker: Taccia

Taccia’s first product release was in 2018 when they introduced their 13 basic primary ink colors designed to be “true colors,” as seen through a child’s eye. The basic primary inks are mostly traditional colors with medium to high saturation, but they did include a few non-traditional ink color options:

• Tsuchi-Golden Wheat
• Ebi-Purple-Red
• Uguisu-Olive-Green

Taccia followed their initial product release with their New Ukiyo-e ink series that includes two sub-set series:

• Hokusai Series (aka Japanese Landscape Series)
• Syaraku Series (aka Facial-Character Series)

Both the Hokusai and Syaraku ink series include four ink colors, for a total of 8 inks in the complete Ukiyo-e ink series. Taccia’s next release was the Taccia Jean’s Series with seven different “fashionable” jean colors. Regardless of which ink series you’re considering, Taccia’s inks are all made in Japan and are pH safe for fountain pens. This week’s featured ink, Daidai-Orange fountain pen ink, is one of the original thirteen ink colors. Check out all the Taccia ink options available now at PenChalet.com.

Featured Ink: Daidai-Orange Ink

A lot of orange fountain pen inks are a dusty orange or more of a red-orange. It can be tricky to find a true orange fountain pen ink. That’s the first thing that we loved about Taccia Daidai ink. It’s a true orange that shows up very well on paper. This orange ink is very bright and genuinely vibrant, with a very consistent color. As Taccia intended, this is basic orange, a primary color easily recognized by children everywhere.

*** Ready to get to know this week’s fountain pen ink with the full review? Read on for all the details we discovered during this week’s review tests. And as always, while we recommend reading the full review for the full story, you can also skip to the bottom to enter to win if you’d like. We’re not here to teach you patience.

It’s Time: Taccia Daidai Ink Review

This week we put Taccia Daidai fountain pen ink through our standard ink review tests. And here’s what we found out!

Ink Review Testing Factors (to keep things scientific):

This week we used a French-made J. Herbin spiral glass dip pen (with a tip comparable to a medium-fine fountain pen nib) on Rhodia dot pad paper. As always, we want to remind you that different papers or different nib sizes may produce different results!

What Ink Bottle Does Taccia Use?

Taccia Daidai ink comes in a standard Taccia 40 ml. glass bottle with a shape similar (but not identical) to Sailor’s original 50 ml. Jentle ink bottles. Our favorite thing about the Taccia 40 ml. ink bottle is the large, easy-open lid, but we also like how well the bottles are packaged. The ink boxes well-designed cardboard boxes with text in both Japanese and English, and each one features illustrations by renowned Japanese illustrator, Hiroshi Sato, using the color of the ink inside the box.

How Much Does Taccia Daidai Orange Ink Cost?

Taccia Daidai-Orange fountain pen ink is an economically priced fountain pen ink. Check for the latest discounted price at PenChalet.com.

How Did This Week’s Ink Fair in the 1-Dip Test?

We use the 1-dip test to see how far the ink can write on paper with “1 dip.” We conducted the 1-dip test using a J. Herbin spiral glass dip pen, Rhodia dot pad paper, and this week’s featured ink, Taccia Daidai. We dipped the pen in ink once for each writing sample shown above (“S,” “X,” and scribble lines), and you can see it easily wrote across the page on all three writing samples with ink to spare.

How Fast Does the Taccia Daidai Ink Dry?

While using Taccia Daidai fountain pen ink, we saw a dry time of about 2-3 seconds with medium to high saturation. While Taccia Daidai might not be your typical everyday home and office ink color…it is an excellent choice for a wide variety of special projects, from note cards to journaling to letters.

Does This Week’s Fountain Pen Ink Bleed Through?

We saw no bleeding during normal use of this week’s ink, although we did see some slight bleeding during the heavy saturated cotton swab test (at the wettest points).

Was There Any Feathering While Using Taccia Daidai Ink?

We saw no feathering during normal use on Rhodia paper. Additionally, we saw no feathering during the water test (up next).

How Does the Ink Stand Up to Water?

For the water test, we let an ink sample dry for about 3 minutes before running a wet cotton swab over the sample. This week’s ink is not designed to be waterproof or advertised as a waterproof ink, but we only saw very light color smearing during the water test. The lines were very legible with almost no distortion at all and almost no additional feathering. In other words, Taccia Daidai ink held up very well to our standard water test.

Does Taccia Daidai Ink Have Good Shading Traits?

If you’re looking for an ink with a lot of color variation, this won’t be your top choice. Taccia Daidai-Orange has a pretty consistent color even with different nibs and variations in penmanship.

Final Conclusion on Taccia Daidai-Orange Ink:

This week’s ink is economically priced and comes from a well-regarded Japanese pen company. Taccia Daidai-Orange ink is a bright, vibrant true orange that is an excellent “fall” ink color. This high-performance ink is safe for fountain pens, comes well packaged in an exceptionally functional bottle (that wide lid makes for easy filling), and offers an impressive dry time under 5 seconds (which we rarely see). One of the ink company’s 13 basic primary ink colors, Taccia Daidai-Orange is only available in the 40 ml. bottle (which is a smaller amount of ink). Still, the price keeps this fountain pen ink top of mind for fountain pen enthusiasts seeking a reliable, true orange ink without a hefty price tag. Happy writing from Japan!

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