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

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

With so many forms of concentrate, various and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be made. 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.

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

Today there are considerable competing brands of syrups for SodaStream. Aromhuset is the Premium trademark along with their Zero (sugar free) series taste AS they as sugar sweetened. Take a watch on their Zero Indian Tonic at amazon UK.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water that makes the 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 create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is also referred to as seltzer water. There are different flavors of concentrated syrups allowing the user to generate regular or diet pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you give it back and buy a whole new canister of CO2.

The buzz on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the UK and presently are associated with nostalgia for those time periods. The advertising buy tonic syrup 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 finally dropped in 1996 after 17 years.

MilkStream is a machine made by the same company for making 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 a component of Soda-Club and there are many web sites where they could be purchased and all the supplies could be ordered and reordered when needed.