Jacques Herbin Cacao du Brésil — Ink Review #249
Jacques Herbin Cacao du Brésil Ink Review # 249 Originally posted on FPN: Jun 05, 2026 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Cacao du Brésil Brand: Jacques Herbin, Perles des Encre (All J Herbin inks are now marketed as Jacques Herbin). Country: France Bottle size: 10, 30 ml, cartridges. Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Hongdian M2 Fude, Ackerman with Zebra G nib. Cacao du Brésil its one of Jacques Herbin’s classiest inks. It’s an elegant brown-grey. It has subtle shading and one of the most intriguing inks, I’ve ever written with. Lubrication can be average to below average depending nib and wetness of pen. It was wet with Hongdian, it had feedback with Lamy Safari EF, but perfectly fine with Pilot Kakuno which has a “scratchy” nib. Ink has average dry timed with EF nibs and below and longer dry times with wider nibs on Rhodia paper. That means much longer dry times on Japanese...