Introducing Kona Cherry, From Kanilea Pen Co. (Sponsor)

On a daily basis, I’m not sure there is anything I love more than fountain pens and coffee. A combination of those two things? Well, that’s right up my alley, and that’s what Kanilea Pen Co. has created with their recently launched Kona Cherry Fountain Pen. From Kanilea Pen Co.:

“Sunny mornings on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa give way to cooler, misty afternoons. Rich, volcanic soil nurtures the coffee planted there, and only the reddest and ripest cherry is handpicked for roasting.

Cherry; red, ripe coffee beans.”

If that’s not a perfect description of this bright, swirling, translucent pen barrel, then I don’t know what is.

The Kona Cherry is available in five classic Kanilea barrel shapes with your choice of sterling silver, 14K gold-plated sterling silver, or rose gold cap medallion, and options for a steel or 18K gold nib.

Starting at $395, head over to Kanilea Pen Co. to see their full product lineup, and Choose Your Aloha.

My thanks to Kanilea Pen Co. for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

Kaweco Skyline Sport Ocean Blue Limited Edition Review

You don’t have to twist my arm very hard to get me to review one of my all-time favorite pens. Make that pen in a limited edition color? Well, when Cityluxe asked me if I would like to check out their store exclusive Kaweco Sport Skyline in Ocean Blue that was about an easy of a “Yes!” As I could give.

What is it about the Kaweco Skyline Sport that I love so much? It is the best pocket carry/full-sized writing experience on the market. That’s accounting for everything from build, to performance, to price. Add it all up and it equals excellence.

My favorite feature of this pen is its main feature: It is compact when you carry it or store it away, but provides what I consider a standard pen writing experience with the cap posted. This is my most commonly used pocket fountain pen, by a pretty good margin.

When I say pocket, I mean it. This pen goes where I go, and despite being lightweight, the barrel holds up to all the dings and drops I put it through. In fact, I think this pen almost looks better in a well-loved state than brand new.

It may be tough to see on the yellow pen, but this is what a well-loved Sport looks like.

This Ocean Blue model doesn’t quite have the wear and tear as some of my older Sports have due to the Quarantimes we are currently living in. It travels in my pocket from desk to couch, but hasn’t had a chance to cohabitate with keys, pocket knives, phones, and any of the other mess normally in my pockets. I’m anxious for the day it gets to leave the house with me.

I inked up the Ocean Blue with the supplied Kaweco Midnight Blue ink cartridges - probably my favorite of their ink lineup. This package ships with a six-pack of cartridges in a built-in area of Kaweco’s traditional tin box. I hadn’t seen this packaging design before, and thought it was a nice touch.

The use of short international ink cartridges present one of the drawbacks pocket pens have, and this Kaweco is no exception. If you are looking for large ink capacity, this is not the pen for you. And don’t bother with any of Kaweco’s attempts at converters for their Sport pens, unless you want to use them strictly for syringe filling your bottled inks.

The other drawback often mentioned around the Kaweco Sport is the inconsistency of their nibs, but that is something I rarely, if ever, experience - especially after a switch in manufacturing plants a couple of years ago. I normally use an EF nib in my Kaweco pens, but chose a Medium for something different. It’s just as consistent and smooth as any of my other Kaweco nibs.

Currently priced at $32, it is right in line with all other Kaweco Sport limited edition releases, especially since it includes a pack of cartridges instead of a single. You can get another 10% off by signing up for the Cityluxe newsletter, and Cityluxe offers a free gift of a 30ml bottle of Monteverde ink with the purchase of this pen, making the entire package a downright steal.

(Cityluxe provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)

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Misfill, Honey Glue Stick Edition

Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

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— How Dangerous Is Mixing Fountain Pen Inks? (Fountain Pen Love)

— The Art of Impermanence (Looped Square)

— Six quality fountain pens for beginners, under 30 euros (Fountain pen blog)

— Ink Review #1166: Troublemaker Purple Yam (Mountain of Ink)

— Video-Review: Kaweco DIA2 "Kawecomat" (Multifunction Pen) (Scrively)

— Product Review: Stickers from JetPens (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— This Just In: Kanilea Cherry Kona (Fountain Pen Quest)

— Vengeful Fortress Part 2: More Thoughts on Stillman and Birn Epsilon (Writing at Large)

— Our Favorite X-Pac Backpacks Right Now (Carryology)

— John Peel Sessions (Formally Known As The Bollocks)

— Introducing my Blogger Workflow (Numeric Citizen Blog)

— Building a WWII Bunker in an Office Building (Cal Newport)

— Working From Home: Gaining Traction (From the Pen Cup)

— Review: Esterbrook Estie Honeycomb Fountain Pen (Pencilcase Blog)

— Esterbrook Composition Camden Fountain Pen (Gourmet Pens)

— Pens into rotation: Week ending 15th May 2020 (TooManyPelikans)

— Pocket Size Review 43: Caran d’Ache Black Wood (Penquisition)

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