Our story

For the past few years, my family and I have been working toward self-sufficiency in every area of our lives. For me, that meant learning to make as many things at home, from scratch, as possible. I started with sourdough (the gateway drug) and quickly expanded - we got a cow and made all of our own dairy, learned to raise and process our own meat, and started making condiments like mayo, vinegar, and ketchup from scratch.

Even after all of that, we were still reliant on the grocery store for one major treat: tasty beverages. So I set out on a mission to make all of my family’s drinks from scratch, too.

We’re not big fans of kombucha, but we do love fizzy drinks. Carbonation machines are cool, but I didn’t want to depend on fancy CO₂ cartridges for our fizz. During my research, I learned about ginger bug starters and decided to make my own.

After a few weeks, I had a powerful ginger bug and made my first soda - a basic ginger beer. It. Was. Magical. We chugged the whole gallon in a day, and I was hooked. I started making soda every day, creating recipes to mimic classic flavors and inventing new ones of my own.

It wasn’t long before Sandpoint Soda Company was born.

I’m so excited to share the craft of homebrewed soda. My hope is that you’ll have as much fun making delicious, living drinks for the people you love as I do.

Thank you,
Diane Kuthy
Founder, Sandpoint Soda Company