Cafe Cally - Cosmos Waltz
Cafe Cally Cosmos Waltz Ink drop
Cafe Cally (Bucheon, Korea) is a vibrant, very active part of the pen and ink hobby in Korea. They have a wide range of their own inks (made by Tono & Lims) available, including a monthly release series with each month’s ink available for the following year. Today, we’re looking at Cosmos Waltz. This was the ink released in September 2025.
Ink Swatches on Cosmo Air Light and Tomoe River
Cosmos Waltz is a nice light to medium grape purple. As you can see, different papers bring out different color qualities. Generally, you’ll find it lighter and more pinkish on some, and more saturated and a darker purple on others. However, this is another ink that reacts wildly to Takasago Bank paper, and in this case we get browns and oranges emerging that make it a brownish, dusty pink. Interesting, but I prefer the cleaner results that I found on Iroful paper.
Ink Swatches on Iroful and Takasago Bank Papers
On most papers, performance was consistent and clean. For some reason, I did find random spots of micro-feathering on Cosmo Air Snow, but that was not the norm in my experience. Even on my standard copy paper, the results were clean and feather-free with crisp stroke edges, so don’t be too concerned. On all of the papers I tested, Cosmo Waltz is a nice shading ink. Shading ranged from heavy to moderate. Writing experience was exactly what you might expect from a Tono & Lims ink. Flow was medium to slightly wet in feel. Drying times were slightly longer than average, but not a problem.
Writing sample on Cosmo Air Snow paper
If you come to Seoul, be sure to make a side trip to Bucheon. It’s only 30 minutes from Seoul Station by subway. Cafe Cally’s @cafecally_penbear and @cafecally_floatingcat (box and label art) are very friendly hosts, and you’ll definitely enjoy your visit! If you can get there (or order online) by September 2026, you’ll find Cosmo Waltz, but there are always new additions to their selection.
Cafe Cally Cosmos Waltz Ink Swatch Card
Cafe Cally Cosmos Waltz Ink Swatch Card Comparisons
Cafe Cally Cosmos Waltz 30 ml Bottle and Box (Front & Back)