Why Carbonated Beverages Are Called “Soft Drinks”. Daven Hiskey July 9, 2011 Today I Found Out why flavored carbonated beverages are called “soft drinks”. It turns out, soft drinks aren’t just flavored carbonated beverages.  “Soft Drink” refers to nearly all beverages that do not contain significant amounts of alcohol (hard drinks). The term “soft drink”

Carbonated_water In 1767, Joseph Priestley invented carbonated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonated_water In 1767, Joseph Priestley invented carbonated water when he first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide when he suspended a bowl of water above a beer vat at a local brewery in Leeds, England. The air blanketing the fermenting beer—called ‘fixed air’—was known to