SurreyAlan - thank you. I remember when I switched from Ashbeck/Lockhills to distilled remineralised with sodium bicarbonate, the coffee tasted super bright to me. I remember then talking to DavecUK about this, and he told me something along the lines of “you’d surprised how fast your tastebuds adapt to taste” or something along those lines. And it was so true. Maybe it was just the “shock”, but a couple of coffees later coffee just tasted normal to me. My Elizabeth never had anything but distilled water with bicarbonate, probably he reason it’s never been descaled after 2.5 years.
At the end of the day, we only live once. So if Ashbeck or Lockhills tastes better, then so be it!
Enjoy!