Noodler's Ink

Noodler's ink is made in the United States by Nathan Tardif. Here are swabs for all of the Noodler's inks I have reviewed so far. If you click on the swab it will take you to the review of that ink. I will update this page every time I review a Noodler's ink.

***UPDATE*** As of October 2023 I will no longer be reviewing Noodler’s inks. I have added swatches for all of the samples I have, but will not be doing full reviews of them.

***UPDATE May 22, 2025***-I’ve had A LOT of questions and comments about why I’m no longer reviewing Noodler’s inks. Here’s my response I posted in the comments section at the end of the page. I’ve pasted it here so it’s easy for people to find:

“I've explained my reasons why I'm no longer reviewing Noodler's to every person who has contacted me by email, social media messages and the contact form on my site. I feel like if someone reaches out and kindly asks then they deserve an answer. I struggle to keep up with comments on every blog post so sometimes comments don't get replied to. Let's completely ignore Nathan's political views for the moment, I currently have other reasons why I'm not reviewing Noodler's inks.

I haven’t loved any of the inks I’ve tried from the brand in the past few years (and I’ve tried almost every ink he’s released, including his most recent inks). At first, I thought they were okay, some of them even good, but they break down over time and a lot of them bleed and feather. They are also inconsistent. I’ve tested one sample and had it perform completely different than a separate bottle. It's hard to review and recommend an ink when I never know which version a reader will end up with.

I don't like doing reviews on brands that are consistently negative. If I have three negative reviews on one brand in a row then I usually put a pause on reviewing that brand. I was more vocal about stopping Noodler's reviews because I was asked about it so much, more than any other brand.

Noodler’s fans are not nice to me. I reviewed Noodler’s Black a few years ago and I’ve never received so much hate in my life. I get nasty emails and comments from Noodler’s fans who don’t like my review and think I’m biased-the latest email about it came this week so it’s still a current problem. (I did the review before Nathan's political views came to my attention so that did not color my review, I just didn’t like the ink based on performance). Since I did the review I have tried Noodler’s Black three more times and I still don’t like it. I'm not trying to yuck anyone's yum I just personally didn't like it.

I left my Noodler's reviews up because I stand behind them. When I reviewed them I was completely honest about how much I liked or didn't like the ink. I don't think they need to be removed just because I'm no longer reviewing the brand.

I may reconsider in the future if the quality control and nastiness from readers improves. Having an opposing opinion is fine, being straight up hateful and threatening is not.”

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