I wouldn't buy this product.

I thought the taste was fine, but it wasn't spectacular. My first cup tasted a little like cardboard, but every cup after that was a good clean taste. The spout mostly worked well, but I did have a few instances where the water did not pour straight down, as the stream poured a little to the side, so there was a bit of spillage. Any spillage would be costly for a consumer, as the retail price is high ($9 at many of the retailers who carry it), and not affordable for me.