The glass siphon bottle that dispenses soda water is a closed system with a trigger pull and a tube so "the last drop is as fizzy as the first," Laszlo junior, 38, explained, his goggles and overalls splattered with water that escapes from the machine between fillings.
Until World War II, most Hungarian kitchen and restaurant tables sported siphon bottles, with soda water drunk both straight and mixed with wine.