On May 20, 2016 my Black Visconti Homo Sapiens (Medium) joined its comrades when it was filled with Diamine ASA Blue. The pen was in use for 3 months and was emptied and cleaned on August 22, 2016, saying good-bye to its fellows.

Thoughts Before Filling

I really enjoy this pen, and I really enjoy a rich blue color. A couple of Sunday’s ago it dawned on me that I should try some ASA Blue in my Visconti HS. It took me two weeks because I was enjoying the pens I already had inked, and I still have a standard medium nib pen in rotation, but the siren call of this pen lured me in.

Thoughts After Cleaning the Pen

The ink did very well in this pen and I was rather happy with it, considering it is a medium nib and I didn’t have many occasions where I wanted to write with that stroke width. I have to admit, as much as I enjoy the nib I am not using it because it is not an italic nor is it fine enough for my tastes. I may need to seriously consider having the nib ground to an italic.