Pour yourself a glass of each and prepare for a mouth-based Olympics. Purified water tastes crisp, maybe even a little sweet, because it still has a whisper of minerals. Distilled water tastes flat, like memory foam for your taste buds—no tango, no sparkle. Why? Because distillation strips out the dissolved oxygen and minerals that give water its zing. People describe it as “metallic” or “empty.” I describe it as “the noise a mime makes when drinking.”
But here’s a secret: your coffee or tea will taste better with distilled water. No extra ions to ruin the extraction! However, don’t drink it every day—your body needs the minerals distilled water steals. Surprising fact: prolonged distilled water consumption can actually leach minerals from your teeth and bones. Yes, you could become a brittle, cranky skeleton. Don’t be that guy.
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