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Commercial production and delivery of pre-filled bottles of seltzer continued in the [[Southern California]] and [[East Coast of the United States|Eastern Seaboard]] regions of the U.S. into 2009.<ref name="seltzerman">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/nyregion/26seltzer.html|title=Seltzer Man Is Out of Action, and Brooklyn Thirsts|author=Corey Kilgannon|year=2009|access-date=2009-09-26|work=The New York Times}}</ref> As of 2009, such delivery service continues in [[Argentina]] (nationwide), [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] by [[Brauerei Ottakringer]] and in [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="seltzermancanada">{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/tag/seltzer/|title=The last Seltzerman in Canada|author=Sarah Elton|year=2010|access-date=2010-08-03|work=Macleans}}</ref> As of 2015, Coca-Cola Mexico began distributing its [[Ciel (beverage)|Ciel-branded mineral water]] in 1.75 litre plastic siphon bottles with a reusable plastic head assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mineral Water Ciel Siphon 1.75 liters.|url=https://vinataslaqueretana.com/aculco/en/aguas-jugos-y-refrescos/259-ciel-sifon-175-lt-7501055321919.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=05|language=en-us}}</ref> In the UK, [[Adcocks Syphons]] remains the sole producer and bottler of siphons operating in the country, with several stockists selling their product throughout the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adcockssyphons.co.uk/history.html|title=History &#124; Adcocks Soda Syphons|website=www.adcockssyphons.co.uk}}</ref> As of 2021, a number of independent bottlers continue to supply refilling and delivery services to restaurants and households in regions across the USA, including [http://seltzersisters.com/ Seltzer Sisters] in the San Francisco Bay Area<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silas|first=Author|date=2020-01-05|title=Seltzer Sisters|url=https://punchmagazine.com/seltzer-sisters/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Punch Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>, [https://www.brooklynseltzerboys.com/ Brooklyn Seltzer Boys] in New York City, [https://uncle-louie.com/leonseltzer/ Leon Seltzer]<ref>{{Cite web|last=HERALD|first=DAIANA KUCAWAMIAMI|title=Seltzer Man Delivers Nostalgia Door-to-Door|url=https://www.theledger.com/article/20100314/News/608072518|access-date=2021-06-12|website=The Ledger|language=en}}</ref> and [https://www.theseltzerman.com/ Treasure Coast Seltzer] in South Florida. These businesses offer subscription service door-delivery of seltzer in modern BPA-free plastic syphons, antique glass, or both, promoting the flavor, tradition, and sustainability of this alternative beverage choice. Some have expanded services to include soda fountain catering<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Seltzer Sisters Fountain Service|url=http://www.seltzersisters.com/catering.html|access-date=2021-06-12|website=www.seltzersisters.com}}</ref> for events or nationwide shipped delivery<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delivery — Treasure Coast Seltzer Works|url=https://www.theseltzerman.com/delivery-1|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Treasure Coast Seltzer Works|language=en-US}}</ref> of returnable bottles.
Commercial production and delivery of pre-filled bottles of seltzer continued in the [[Southern California]] and [[East Coast of the United States|Eastern Seaboard]] regions of the U.S. into 2009.<ref name="seltzerman">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/26/nyregion/26seltzer.html|title=Seltzer Man Is Out of Action, and Brooklyn Thirsts|author=Corey Kilgannon|year=2009|access-date=2009-09-26|work=The New York Times}}</ref> As of 2009, such delivery service continues in [[Argentina]] (nationwide), [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] by [[Brauerei Ottakringer]] and in [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="seltzermancanada">{{cite web|url=http://www.macleans.ca/tag/seltzer/|title=The last Seltzerman in Canada|author=Sarah Elton|year=2010|access-date=2010-08-03|work=Macleans}}</ref> As of 2015, Coca-Cola Mexico began distributing its [[Ciel (beverage)|Ciel-branded mineral water]] in 1.75 litre plastic siphon bottles with a reusable plastic head assembly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mineral Water Ciel Siphon 1.75 liters.|url=https://vinataslaqueretana.com/aculco/en/aguas-jugos-y-refrescos/259-ciel-sifon-175-lt-7501055321919.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=05|language=en-us}}</ref> In the UK, [[Adcocks Syphons]] remains the sole producer and bottler of siphons operating in the country, with several stockists selling their product throughout the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adcockssyphons.co.uk/history.html|title=History &#124; Adcocks Soda Syphons|website=www.adcockssyphons.co.uk}}</ref> As of 2021, a number of independent bottlers continue to supply refilling and delivery services to restaurants and households in regions across the USA, including [http://seltzersisters.com/ Seltzer Sisters] in the San Francisco Bay Area,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silas|first=Author|date=2020-01-05|title=Seltzer Sisters|url=https://punchmagazine.com/seltzer-sisters/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Punch Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> [https://www.brooklynseltzerboys.com/ Brooklyn Seltzer Boys] in New York City, [https://uncle-louie.com/leonseltzer/ Leon Seltzer]<ref>{{Cite web|last=HERALD|first=DAIANA KUCAWAMIAMI|title=Seltzer Man Delivers Nostalgia Door-to-Door|url=https://www.theledger.com/article/20100314/News/608072518|access-date=2021-06-12|website=The Ledger|language=en}}</ref> and [https://www.theseltzerman.com/ Treasure Coast Seltzer] in South Florida. These businesses offer subscription service door-delivery of seltzer in modern BPA-free plastic syphons, antique glass, or both, promoting the flavor, tradition, and sustainability of this alternative beverage choice. Some have expanded services to include soda fountain catering<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Seltzer Sisters Fountain Service|url=http://www.seltzersisters.com/catering.html|access-date=2021-06-12|website=www.seltzersisters.com}}</ref> for events or nationwide shipped delivery<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delivery — Treasure Coast Seltzer Works|url=https://www.theseltzerman.com/delivery-1|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Treasure Coast Seltzer Works|language=en-US}}</ref> of returnable bottles.


== Filling ==
== Filling ==

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Original Sparklets New York soda siphon from 1930

The soda siphon (sometimes spelled syphon), also known as the seltzer bottle or siphon seltzer bottle, is a device for storing and dispensing carbonated beverages (typically carbonated water) while maintaining the internal pressure, thereby preventing it from going flat.

History

A row of colorful soda siphons on a shelf
Soda siphons

As early as 1790, the concept of an "aerosol" was introduced in France, with self-pressurized carbonated beverages.[1] The modern siphon was created in 1829, when two Frenchmen patented a hollow corkscrew which could be inserted into a soda bottle and, by use of a valve, allowed a portion of the contents to be dispensed while maintaining the pressure on the inside of the bottle and preventing the remaining soda from going flat.[2]

Soda siphons were popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The rise of bottled carbonated beverages and the destruction of many of the siphon manufacturers' plants in Eastern Europe during World War II led to a decline in their popularity in the years after the war.[2] These bottles are still commonly used in some bars to make drinks.

Modern-day production

Brauerei Ottakringer soda siphon 2009

Commercial production and delivery of pre-filled bottles of seltzer continued in the Southern California and Eastern Seaboard regions of the U.S. into 2009.[3] As of 2009, such delivery service continues in Argentina (nationwide), Vienna, Austria by Brauerei Ottakringer and in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[4] As of 2015, Coca-Cola Mexico began distributing its Ciel-branded mineral water in 1.75 litre plastic siphon bottles with a reusable plastic head assembly.[5] In the UK, Adcocks Syphons remains the sole producer and bottler of siphons operating in the country, with several stockists selling their product throughout the country.[6] As of 2021, a number of independent bottlers continue to supply refilling and delivery services to restaurants and households in regions across the USA, including Seltzer Sisters in the San Francisco Bay Area,[7] Brooklyn Seltzer Boys in New York City, Leon Seltzer[8] and Treasure Coast Seltzer in South Florida. These businesses offer subscription service door-delivery of seltzer in modern BPA-free plastic syphons, antique glass, or both, promoting the flavor, tradition, and sustainability of this alternative beverage choice. Some have expanded services to include soda fountain catering[9] for events or nationwide shipped delivery[10] of returnable bottles.

Filling

For making single-use sealed bottles, or commercially refillable bottles in a seltzer plant, the bottles are first washed and then evacuated using a vacuum pump and a rubber hose slipped over the nozzle. The bottle with most of the air removed is then held upside-down under the surface of a tub of carbonated water, which is drawn into the bottle by the vacuum inside when the valve is opened. Sometimes a pump is used to force higher pressure into the bottle.

For portable 1 litre bottles, the head of the siphon bottle is removed for filling. A rubber seal and tube are also removed. Then about 1 litre of very cold water is added to the bottle; the bottle is not completely filled. The rubber seal, tube, and head are then reassembled. An 8-gram CO2 charger is inserted and securely screwed into a port in the head; the port has a conical seal and a hollow pin that pierces the charger and lets the gas into the bottle. When the sound of the gas bubbling into the water is heard, the bottle is shaken, then left to rest. Within seconds, the trigger pull will release seltzer water.

See also

References

  1. ^ Donald A. Bull (2001). "Cork Ejectors". Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2006-09-13.
  2. ^ a b Bryan Grapentine (May 1998). "Seltzer Bottles" (PDF). Bottles & Extras. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-13.
  3. ^ Corey Kilgannon (2009). "Seltzer Man Is Out of Action, and Brooklyn Thirsts". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  4. ^ Sarah Elton (2010). "The last Seltzerman in Canada". Macleans. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. ^ "Mineral Water Ciel Siphon 1.75 liters". 05. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. ^ "History | Adcocks Soda Syphons". www.adcockssyphons.co.uk.
  7. ^ Silas, Author (2020-01-05). "Seltzer Sisters". Punch Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-12. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ HERALD, DAIANA KUCAWAMIAMI. "Seltzer Man Delivers Nostalgia Door-to-Door". The Ledger. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  9. ^ "The Seltzer Sisters Fountain Service". www.seltzersisters.com. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  10. ^ "Delivery — Treasure Coast Seltzer Works". Treasure Coast Seltzer Works. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
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