on saleMonteverde California Teal - 90ml Bottled Ink

I love this ink. The color is beautiful and easy on the eyes, and the ink writes very smoothly. I use it for journaling and look forward to using it daily because it's such a gorgeous color.

I have used many Monteverde inks and California Teal is a keeper. Overall extremely smooth to write with good color

This is my second bottle and by far my favourite green ink so far, has a lovely sheen to it as well.

The color is as pictured- a rich, dark green with a bit of sheen that can dry a dark amethyst color when the right conditions are met. Despite being a lubricated ink, however, if you stop writing for five or more seconds (perhaps you are reading passages and writing notes) it does tend to gel up a bit and requires a little force to get it to flow well on smooth paper. I don't recommend using this ink in a pen which is both dry and fine for this reason, in addition to the factor that such a pen will not allow the user to see the reddish accent. In contrast with the ink's ability to gel up in the tines of the nib and cause a flow problem, the ink's water resistance (and even heat resistance) is actually very poor and thin lines of the ink can be destroyed outright by things like hand sweat from a subsequent page of a journal or leaving a coffee cup too nearby. This is a fanciful ink that I would recommend only to those whose writing tends towards the calligraphy and decor end of the fountain pen usage case spectrum and those who are looking to bring a splash of color and life to their (otherwise utilitarian) writing are better off with a more convenient ink, of which there are many.

I'm not usually one to follow trends and I view hype with a healthy dose of skepticism, so I've waffled about buying this ink for a long time before giving in. And man, am I glad I stopped resisting lol. Others have talked about the sheen and the shading so I won't say much about that- what I will say is how incredibly priced this ink is for the quality. This is a budget friendly ink that will make you feel indulgent every time you use it- which is exactly why I plan to make this my Bullet Journal ink for 2020. If you're on the fence, buy this ink. You won't regret it.