This is the brand name of carbonation systems for home use. They were invented in the early 1900s to add carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. At that time they were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The newer versions permit adding flavored concentrates and before you know it – you’ve got homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda pop.

The initial machines manufactured were rather large and were sold for the larger households of the upper classes of London, including the royal household. There initially were flavors with odd names, one being the famous sarsaparilla released while 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 produced in 1955.

Because of so many types of concentrate, various and unique flavors of soft drinks can be produced. In the times when the systems were most popular, many well-known brands were available for SodaStream from the concentrate such as Fants, and Sunkist.

In the early 1990s, the business merged with Soda-Club and has since relaunched with a marketing plan targeted more in the direction of overall health or healthiers drink for children or families.

Here and now there are several competing brands of soda concentrate for SodaStream. Aromhuset is the Premium mark plus their Zero (sugar free) series taste AS they as sugar sweetened. Take a look at their Zero Indian Tonic at amazon UK.

The SodaStream drink maker comes with a canister with CO2 which is pushed into water which makes the water fizzy. The total product includes a machine, co2 canister, and many reusable drink bottles especially designed for pressurizing. After filling a bottle with water, you screw it to 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 return it and purchase a new canister of CO2.

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

MilkStream is a machine made by the same company to make milkshakes. You simply add milk, ice cream and syrup in a tall glass, insert in the machine and a wand extends in 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 the supplies could be ordered and reordered when needed.