on saleNoodler's Hawthorne's Scarlet - 4.5oz Bottled Ink with Free Charlie Pen

They deliver asap, and when I have a question they go out of their way to be as helpful and knowledgeable as possible.

I love how the ink looks like blood with a berry toned tinge, but the pen that came with it smelled so bad and continues to more than a week later. I keep all of my pens and travel ink in a container and it's like a random stench that radiates from it. I don't know why it smells so bad or why it won't go away. It's not the ink, just the pen.

Noodlers Hawthorne's Scarlett is perfect in my red Pilot Vanishing point . The ink flows well, dries quickly and looks great against the gold nib .

I like this ink, but it came in a bit dark. It is more of a maroon than it is red. I know that Noodler's is batch made, and there is a disclaimer that a color may not be exactly what was expected, but I know it is supposed to be a bright red. It is still a very nice color, pleasantly surprised, but I still need a red. The Charlie pen needed some adjusting before it was writing well, but that's not too uncommon, worked great after I reset the feed a bit more shallow.

I like this ink it is a nice scarlet read color. The ink comes with a 4.5 oz bottle with an eye dropper top, and a 'Charlie' pen to write with. The Charlie pen feels a bit small in my hands, and has all the benefits and drawbacks of most of the other pens that are in the Noodler's brand in terms of required maintenance. If you are considering buying this ink know that the included pen is not going to be the star of the purchase its a good pen but not a replacement for say an Ahab pen. The ink was exactly what I expected and I am quite pleased. The color will not obtain it's darker coloring i the unless one allows for a bit of shading or excess ink to dry on a section. Enjoy