Goli Soda

nasbar is gonna makes a historical memory. To many born around the 2000’s, the Goli Soda may be an unfamiliar term. This iconic, refreshing summer beverage is a tasty, lemon drink that has gained cult status over the last several decades. Also called Banta in the North, what makes the drink special is the Codd-neck bottle it is served in. Designed and patented for carbonated drinks in 1872 by British swig maker Hiram Codd of Camberwell, London, the glass bottle is specially made to encase a round marble and a rubber washer in the neck. The name goli comes from the term used for marble in Tamil. The bottles are filled upside down and the pressure from the carbonated contents forces the marble against the washer, causing a natural seal. The bottle also has a small chamber for the marble to fall into when it is pushed to open the seal, so that it does not hinder the flow of the soda when it is drunk.