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

The very first machines manufactured were rather big and were sold to the houses with more people of the upper classes of London, like the royal household. There 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 sized machines for home carbonation was manufactured in 1955.

Because of so many forms of concentrate, different and exclusive flavors of soft drinks can be made. In the times when the systems were most favored, many well-known brands were available 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 with a marketing plan targeted more towards overall health or healthiers drink for kids or families.

Today there are different competing brands of soda concentrate for SodaStream. Aromhuset as is the Superior mark and their Zero (sugar free) series taste like they as sugar sweetened. Take a watch at their Zero Indian Tonic at amazon England.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 that is forced into water that makes the water fizzy. The total product features a machine, co2 canister, and many reusable drink bottles specially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it on the machine, push a control button, and create sparkling water. Carbonated sparkling water is additionally 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 give it back and purchase a new canister of CO2.

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

MilkStream is actually a machine made by the 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, delicious milkshake.

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