Narwhal Nautilus Primary Macchiato Review

It has been a while but once again, we have another fountain pen review. Every time I get a new pen I keep telling myself that this is the last one, but then someone makes a limited edition pen that looks like a coffee lover's delight and I really need it to go with my other coffee-themed fountain pens. Either way, let us begin!

I saw this beauty on GoldSpot as it is on their front page cause it is a Limited Edition GoldSpot retailer exclusive with 320 numbered pens. Now the price was really good cause for a solid $195 you get a piston filler hand-cast pen by Jonathon Brooks of the Carolina Pen Company that is made to look like a fresh macchiato with the cream swirling around in a cup. So I think the price was amazing and GoldSpot shipped it so quick!

This did come with a little gift which is a coffee-infused pen sleeve made of Tweed! I am using it right now for my glass dip pen but it does smell like a cup of coffee.

The packaging for the pen was amazing as this is a large pen. The pen itself is slightly longer than the Pilot Custom 823 Amber I have. This pen does not post but without the cap, the weight of this pen is perfect in the hand. When you look closely at the cream swirl in the resin there is a little bit of sparkle which is such a nice touch. The body overall is very cigar shape with rounded ends. The cap has the pen number in antique bronze which matches the cap ring and trim. The piston knob is easily located and turns with ease. What I love most of the ink window above the grip section and the amazing Narwhal detail on the nib. The only really interesting feature that I am questioning is the clip, which is very thin compared to the thickness of the body. I am happy I am putting this in a pen case because I do not want to put a lot of stress and pressure on the clip cause of how small it is.

The nib comes only in gold-plated stainless steel. I got this in a double broad and the nib seems to be a bit dry as the Robert Oster Dark Chocolate did not flow as well as I hoped. I switched the ink to Papier Plume Cafe Diabolique since it was also a lovely dark brown ink that would match the pen. Below will be the writing sample! The line is similar to another broad I have which I don't mind actually. Overall it is smooth and I have no problems with it, just needs a wetter ink.

Now after all of this, I completely recommend it as you can never have enough coffee-themed pens. The price is very good considering that most pens this size would go more into the $300 range.

 Until next time, stay hyped!