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Just received my sample of Whaleman's Sepia from Goulet. This is an ink that, according to older posts, should be dry, thick, and prone to clogging. The consistency of my sample seems to be no thicker than the regular Noodler's inks. Inked it up in a Preppy fine, and the flow is comparable to regular Noodler's ink in that pen as well. It writes light brown with a tiny reddish hue, lighter than most of the reviews I've seen (sorry I don't have my scanner with me). This begs the question whether this has been reformulated/diluted to correct the reported drying/clogging behavior of previous batches. I left the cap off that Preppy for a whopping 10min in the dry California climate, and it started writing again after only 4-5 dry strokes. In comparison, I previously inked the same pen with 54th Massachusetts and left the cap off for 5min, and it refused to write until I wicked the feed with tissue paper. If this sounds nothing like the experience you've had with Whaleman's Sepia before, and you love the color, I think it won't hurt to get a sample of the new lot. I was prepared to hate its behavior and now I'm kissing the paper it had glided on