What is SodaStream?

It is the brand name of carbonation systems for home use. 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 more recent versions allow for incorporating flavored concentrates and before you know it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda.

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

Because of so many forms of concentrate, various and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be produced. In the days 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 company merged with Soda-Club and it has since relaunched with a marketing plan targeted more towards health or healthiers drink for kids or families.

Now there are several competing brands of soda concentrate for SodaStream. Aromhuset as is the Superior mark and their Zero (sugar free) series taste like they was sugar sweetened. Take a look at their Zero Indian Tonic at amazon Great Britain.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water that makes water fizzy. The total product includes a machine, co2 canister, and several reusable drink bottles especially made for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it to the machine, push a control button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is additionally known as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups allowing the user to create regular or diet pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and buy a new canister of CO2.

The popularity on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the UK and presently are connected with nostalgia for all those periods of time. The advertising carbonating machine tonic jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very popular, that this slogan was added to their logo. It was finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

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

Today, SodaStream is part of Soda-Club and there are several web sites where they can be purchased and all the supplies could be ordered and reordered as required.