This 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. 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’ve got homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda.

The very first machines made were rather large and were sold to the houses with more people of the upper classes based in london, including the royal household. There initially were flavors with odd names, one being the famous sarsaparilla introduced 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 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 designed for SodaStream in the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.

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

Now there are different competing brands of soda concentrate for SodaStream. Aromhuset is the Superior mark plus their Zero (sugar free) series taste like they was sugar sweetened. Take a look at their Zero Indian Tonic at amazon United Kingdom.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 that is forced into water that makes the water fizzy. The complete product includes a machine, co2 canister, and several reusable drink bottles specially made for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it on the machine, push a button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is also referred to 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 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 periods of time. The advertising gin syrup 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 a machine made by the very 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 part of Soda-Club and there are several websites where they could be purchased and all the supplies could be ordered and reordered as required.