From the Bottling Works
Reading Soda Works
Old-fashioned glass-bottle soda brings the fizz, color and nostalgia that once made the neighborhood soda fountain a place to gather for something cold, sweet and refreshing.
Meet Reading Soda Works →Soda Counter Classics · Story-Filled Gift
The American
Soda Fountain
Bring the spirit of the classic American soda fountain home with a gift built for mixing, pouring and experimenting. Old-fashioned soda, flavorful syrups and soda-counter finishing touches come together with recipes and stories inspired by the places where Americans once gathered for fizzes, floats, phosphates and something sweet at the counter.
From: $79.00
At a Glance
The American Soda Fountain
- Signature Story Gift
- A fizzy trip through the neighborhood fountain, glass-bottle soda and the American ritual of a special drink at the counter.
- Includes product and maker stories with serving or pairing ideas.
- Includes a personalized occasion story at no additional charge.
Inside the Gift
A soda-counter collection inspired by the flavors,
rituals and gathering places of the classic American
soda fountain.
01
From the Bottling Works Three Reading Soda Works Bottles
02
From the Syrup Counter Portland Syrup
03
From the Garnish Jar Collins Cherries
04
From the Soda Counter Soda Fountain Recipes & Mixing Ideas
Optional Upgrade
Make It Deluxe with a Goo Goo Cluster Add a classic chocolate, caramel, peanut and nougat counter treat to enjoy alongside their soda-fountain creations.
Also Included
Product and maker history cards · Soda fountain recipe collection · Mixing and serving ideas · Personalized occasion story
The People Behind the Fountain
Meet the Makers
The American Soda Fountain brings together makers connected to the bottling works, syrup counter and garnish jars of the classic American soda fountain—with an optional candy-counter treat for those who want to make the gift deluxe.
From the Syrup Counter
Portland Syrups
Craft syrups give the recipient room to mix, layer and experiment, echoing the colorful bottles of flavored syrup that once lined the shelves behind American soda fountains.
Meet Portland Syrups →From the Garnish Jar
Collins
From Bordeaux and bourbon cherries to classic maraschinos, Collins gives the recipient a finishing touch of their own, adding color, sweetness and a little soda-counter theater to every glass.
Meet Collins →Optional · From the Candy Counter
Goo Goo Cluster
Make the gift deluxe with a classic American candy-counter treat. Chocolate, caramel, peanuts and nougat bring something sweet to enjoy alongside their soda-fountain creations.
Meet Goo Goo →Together, these makers turn The American Soda Fountain into more than a box of drinks and ingredients. It becomes an invitation to choose, mix, garnish and rediscover the rituals of the classic American soda counter—with a little something sweet from the candy counter if they choose to make it deluxe.
More Than What's Inside the Box
Every Gift Has
More to Give.
The products are only part of it. We bring together American makers, the stories behind what they make, recipes and serving ideas, and a personalized occasion story chosen for the person receiving the gift.
What They Open
The Products
Thoughtfully chosen goods from makers, places and traditions with something worth discovering.
What They Discover
The Stories
Product and maker history gives them something to read, remember and share long after the box is opened.
What They Do With It
The Experience
Recipes, pairings and serving ideas turn what's inside into something to make, taste and enjoy.
Why You're Giving
Made Personal
Choose the occasion and we'll include a story created around the reason you're giving the gift.
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