What exactly is SodaStream?

It is the brand name of carbonation systems for use at home. They were invented during the early 1900s to add carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. In those days they were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The newer versions permit adding flavored concentrates and before you know it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda.

The initial machines manufactured were rather big and were sold to the larger households from the upper classes of London, including the royal household. There were flavors with odd names, one being the famous sarsaparilla introduced while in the 1920s. The commercial carbonation machines were also introduced from the 1920s and were very well liked. The first smaller sized machines for home carbonation was produced in 1955.

With so many forms of concentrate, different and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be produced. In the times when the systems were most favored, many well-known brands were designed for SodaStream from the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.

In the early 1990s, the business merged with Soda-Club and it has since relaunched using a marketing plan targeted more towards overall health or healthiers drink for children or families.

Here and now there are several competing brands of syrups for SodaStream. Aromhuset as is the Superior trademark along with their Zero (sugar free) series taste AS they was sugar sweetened. Take a watch at their Zero Indian Tonic at amazon Great Britain.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 which is forced into water which makes water fizzy. The total product features a machine, co2 canister, and many reusable drink bottles specially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it on the machine, push a button, and make sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is also referred to as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the consumer to create regular or diet soda pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and buy a whole new canister of CO2.

The buzz on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the United Kingdom and presently are associated with nostalgia for those time periods. The advertising best tonic water jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very well liked, that this slogan was added to their logo. It was ultimately dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

MilkStream is actually a machine made by the very same company to make milkshakes. You simply add milk, ice cream and syrup in a tall glass, insert into the machine and a wand extends in the tall glass to whip up a foaming, tasty milkshake.

Today, SodaStream is a component of Soda-Club and there are many websites where they can be purchased and all sorts of the supplies can be ordered and reordered as required.