Well, the one I bought read 000 on the TDS meter and that was double distilled 
in an industrial Polar distiller.  Mine is made in a home steam distiller and 
reads 000 also.  They both taste the same: foul.  No doubt it is my taste buds 
but hubby says the same.  Mind you, my friend who drinks neither tea nor coffee 
unlike us, said it tastes good!  dee

On 9 Dec 2009, at 20:08, Richard Goodwin wrote:

> Something doesn't sound right there.  Distilled water should have absolutely 
> no taste at all, assuming it is really pure water.  Not all contaminants can 
> be removed by all distilling methods.
> 
> Maybe you are used to non-distilled water that has a better taste because of 
> the other stuff in it, like minerals.  Or like in the case of that European 
> bottled water that was discovered to have benzine in it, which gave it a 
> sweet flavor.  And by comparison the distilled water tastes less appealing.
> 
> Just guessing here.
> 
> Dick
>