It is the brand name 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 allow for adding flavored concentrates and before you know it – you have homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda.

The very first machines made were rather big and were sold for the houses with more people of the upper classes of London, like 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 in the 1920s and were very well liked. The first smaller machines for home carbonation was manufactured in 1955.

With so many types 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 available for SodaStream in 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 overall health or healthiers drink for children or families.

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

The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water that makes the water fizzy. The complete product includes a machine, carbon dioxide canister, and many reusable drink bottles specially 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 known as seltzer water. There are different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the user to generate regular or diet soda pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you return it and purchase a new canister of CO2.

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

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

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