It is the brand of carbonation systems for home use. They were invented during the early 1900s to incorporate carbon dioxide (CO2) to drinking water. At that time these were called “apparatus for aerating liquids”. The more recent versions permit incorporating flavored concentrates and before you realize it – you’ve got homemade carbonated, flavor drink or soda pop.

The very first machines made were rather big and were sold to the larger households from the upper classes of London, like the royal household. There were flavors with odd names, one being the famous 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.

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

During the early 1990s, the company merged with Soda-Club and it has since relaunched with 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 as is the Premium brand along with their Zero (sugar free) series taste AS they was sugar sweetened. Take a watch on their Zero Indian Tonic on amazon England.

The SodaStream drink maker features a canister with CO2 which is forced into water which makes the water fizzy. The complete product includes a machine, carbon dioxide canister, and several 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 also known as seltzer water. There are very different flavors of concentrated syrups which allows the user to generate regular or diet pop (or soft drinks). When the canister is empty, you give it back and purchase a whole new canister of CO2.

The popularity on the SodaStream during the 70s and 80s in the UK and currently are connected with nostalgia for those periods of time. The advertising best tonic water jingle in 1970 was “get busy with the fizzy” and was so very popular, 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 for making milkshakes. You simply add milk, ice cream and syrup in 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 can be purchased and all the supplies could be ordered and reordered when needed.