Why is it called “seltzer”?
Seltzer water was named after the German town of Selters.
Germany loves its beer, but seltzer is a close second. The country is so entwined with the fizzy beverage that the word “seltzer” comes from the name of the German town of Selters, which is famous for its naturally carbonated mineral springs. The springs have been well known in the area for more than 1,000 years, and by 1791, fizzy water from Selters was so popular, it was exported throughout the world in jugs stamped with the name “selters-wasser,” or “selters water.” The word transformed into “seltzer” when the beverage became popular in North America, especially in New York and Philadelphia, around the early 19th century. Today, the Selters wasser museum (in Selters, of course) chronicles the local spring’s long history.
But Germany’s love of seltzer goes beyond just one town. The world’s first commercial soft drink was created by German jeweler and amateur scientist Jacob Schweppe, who improved upon a way to manufacture carbonated water in the late 18th century. Schweppes soda water expanded throughout Europe, and was mostly sold as a health tonic, especially for upset stomachs. According to the company, some early customers called it “lightning in a bottle” because of its then-novel carbonation. Today, Germany is still one of the highest-ranked countries when it comes to bottled water consumption (fizzy and nonfizzy).
Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a “brain tonic.”
In the 19th century, drink-makers of all kinds sold their concoctions as tonics or healthy cure-alls. In reality, some of these “medicinal drinks” were little more than various alcohols mixed with drugs like cocaine (a legal ingredient at the time). So it wasn’t strange when John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist from Georgia, marketed his newest nonalcoholic libation, Coca-Cola, as a “brain tonic.” The first advertisement for Coca-Cola said the “intellectual beverage … contains the valuable tonic and nerve stimulant properties of the coca plant and cola (or Kola) nuts.” It’s a strange ad campaign compared to soda-swilling Santa Clauses or pop-pounding polar bears, but clearly it worked.
Seltzer water was named after the German town of Selters.
Germany loves its beer, but seltzer is a close second. The country is so entwined with the fizzy beverage that the word “seltzer” comes from the name of the German town of Selters, which is famous for its naturally carbonated mineral springs. The springs have been well known in the area for more than 1,000 years, and by 1791, fizzy water from Selters was so popular, it was exported throughout the world in jugs stamped with the name “selters-wasser,” or “selters water.” The word transformed into “seltzer” when the beverage became popular in North America, especially in New York and Philadelphia, around the early 19th century. Today, the Selters wasser museum (in Selters, of course) chronicles the local spring’s long history.
But Germany’s love of seltzer goes beyond just one town. The world’s first commercial soft drink was created by German jeweler and amateur scientist Jacob Schweppe, who improved upon a way to manufacture carbonated water in the late 18th century. Schweppes soda water expanded throughout Europe, and was mostly sold as a health tonic, especially for upset stomachs. According to the company, some early customers called it “lightning in a bottle” because of its then-novel carbonation. Today, Germany is still one of the highest-ranked countries when it comes to bottled water consumption (fizzy and nonfizzy).
Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a “brain tonic.”
In the 19th century, drink-makers of all kinds sold their concoctions as tonics or healthy cure-alls. In reality, some of these “medicinal drinks” were little more than various alcohols mixed with drugs like cocaine (a legal ingredient at the time). So it wasn’t strange when John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist from Georgia, marketed his newest nonalcoholic libation, Coca-Cola, as a “brain tonic.” The first advertisement for Coca-Cola said the “intellectual beverage … contains the valuable tonic and nerve stimulant properties of the coca plant and cola (or Kola) nuts.” It’s a strange ad campaign compared to soda-swilling Santa Clauses or pop-pounding polar bears, but clearly it worked.
Why is it called “seltzer”?
Seltzer water was named after the German town of Selters.
Germany loves its beer, but seltzer is a close second. The country is so entwined with the fizzy beverage that the word “seltzer” comes from the name of the German town of Selters, which is famous for its naturally carbonated mineral springs. The springs have been well known in the area for more than 1,000 years, and by 1791, fizzy water from Selters was so popular, it was exported throughout the world in jugs stamped with the name “selters-wasser,” or “selters water.” The word transformed into “seltzer” when the beverage became popular in North America, especially in New York and Philadelphia, around the early 19th century. Today, the Selters wasser museum (in Selters, of course) chronicles the local spring’s long history.
But Germany’s love of seltzer goes beyond just one town. The world’s first commercial soft drink was created by German jeweler and amateur scientist Jacob Schweppe, who improved upon a way to manufacture carbonated water in the late 18th century. Schweppes soda water expanded throughout Europe, and was mostly sold as a health tonic, especially for upset stomachs. According to the company, some early customers called it “lightning in a bottle” because of its then-novel carbonation. Today, Germany is still one of the highest-ranked countries when it comes to bottled water consumption (fizzy and nonfizzy).
Coca-Cola was originally marketed as a “brain tonic.”
In the 19th century, drink-makers of all kinds sold their concoctions as tonics or healthy cure-alls. In reality, some of these “medicinal drinks” were little more than various alcohols mixed with drugs like cocaine (a legal ingredient at the time). So it wasn’t strange when John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist from Georgia, marketed his newest nonalcoholic libation, Coca-Cola, as a “brain tonic.” The first advertisement for Coca-Cola said the “intellectual beverage … contains the valuable tonic and nerve stimulant properties of the coca plant and cola (or Kola) nuts.” It’s a strange ad campaign compared to soda-swilling Santa Clauses or pop-pounding polar bears, but clearly it worked.
0 Yorumlar
0 hisse senetleri
62 Views
English
Arabic
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Deutsch
Dutch
Italiano
Russian
Romaian
Portuguese (Brazil)
Greek