What is SodaStream?

It is the brand of carbonation systems for home use. They were invented during the early 1900s to incorporate carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. At that time they were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The more recent versions permit incorporating flavored concentrates and before you know it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda pop.

The initial machines manufactured were rather big and were sold to the larger households of the upper classes based in london, including the royal household. There were flavors with unusual names, one being the well-known 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, various and unique flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the days when the systems were most popular, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream from the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.

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

Now there are several competing brands of soda concentrate for SodaStream. Aromhuset is the Superior trademark plus their Zero (sugar free) series taste AS they was sugar sweetened. Take a watch on their Zero Indian Tonic on amazon United Kingdom.

The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 that is forced into water which makes water fizzy. The total product includes a machine, carbon dioxide canister, and many reusable drink bottles especially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it to the machine, push a control button, and make sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is also known as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the user to create regular or diet soda pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you give it back and buy a whole new canister of CO2.

The buzz of the SodaStream throughout the 70s and 80s in the United Kingdom and currently are associated with nostalgia for those time periods. The advertising make tonic jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very well liked, that this slogan was included with their logo. It was finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

MilkStream is actually a machine made by the same company for making milkshakes. You simply add milk, soft 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 part of Soda-Club and there are several web sites where they could be purchased and all sorts of the supplies could be ordered and reordered when needed.