Montblanc Heritage Egyptomania

Released in September 2020, the Montblanc Heritage Egyptomania fountain pen is an absolute joy to write with. Some geeky info for y’all—the Heritage Egyptomania fountain pen is reminiscent of the ‘Egyptian Fountain Pen’ from the 1920s.

So here’s the exciting news! I’m here to give you guys a calligrapher’s review of the beautiful Montblanc Heritage Egyptomania fountain pen. A big thanks to Montblanc Malaysia for providing the pen to help me write this post today!

First off, it’s beautiful. Appearances count, right? The fountain pen has an octagonal shape and Egyptian style engravings. This new version is embellished with a set of authentic hieroglyphics which translate to ‘white stone mountain’, effectively describing ‘Montblanc’.

The medium-sized nib is soft. It glides easily on paper, so writing in cursive is a breeze. I’ve tried writing on Tomoe River paper, Bristol card stock, high-end practice paper and regular copy paper. The Heritage Egyptomania fountain pen performed equally well on all kinds of paper I tried.

It’s a piston style fountain pen, so it’s very easy to refill with ink. I loaded the pen with Montblanc Mystery Black ink.

The medium sized nib produces strokes that are thicker than what I’m used to. However, I warmed up to it after just a few minutes of writing. It’s so smooth and I love how my cursive turned out. The strokes would be extremely thick after refilling the pen though. Word of advice: it’s best to write a few strokes on a scratch sheet first before writing on actual paper.

For those into lettering, I also tried it using Daler Rowney Fine Grain Heavyweight. No feathering! The ink also made a really nice contrast against the paper.

The pen can also be paired with a matching Montblanc Egyptomania travel notebook.

All in all, I would say the Montblanc Heritage Egyptomania fountain pen gives the user a beautiful writing experience. It’s available at Montblanc boutiques worldwide and online.