Soft Drink

Part of Otheiae Cuisine
Soft drinks, a type of beverage, are generally available to the wealthy and middle classes in Otheia. Generally sweetened, and sometimes carbonated, soft drinks are considered a sign of status, and are often used as a medicinal product.
Sweeteners and flavors have been added to beverages for centuries, but a significant development, carbonation, was made in 332. A brewer from Rasek suspended a bowl of distilled water above a keg of fermenting beer, which resulted in the first known instance of carbonated water. This was then sold, and the buyers would add flavors to the beverage.
Subsequently, carbonated drinks spread among the upper classes of Otheia, and the urban middle class. There are an approximate 15 soft drink manufacturers across Otheia, mostly in urban settlements. 3 are based out of Rasek.
Category:Otheiae Cuisine