Social Media’s Favourite Water Bottle, air up, Launches New Steel Version

the world’s only drinking system for flavouring drinking water through scent alone – launches its first-ever stainless steel water bottle. Following the success of air up’s original Tritan refillable water bottle, which has received 434.7 million views on TikTok, the steel bottle offers an even more sleek way to stay hydrated, while keeping your water cool for up to 14 hours. Harnessing air up’s innovative science, the reusable steel bottle offers a unique way to reach our recommended daily intake of water through a zero-calorie, zero sugar, zero additive way to drink 100% pure water which tastes flavoured.

About air up’s new steel bottle

The high-quality drinking system has double-walled insulation, a capacity of 480ml and keeps the contents of the bottle refreshingly cool for up to 14 hours. Perfect for lovers of an active lifestyle, the easily refillable drinking system is available in all black and is compatible with all of air up’s 27 aroma pods, which can be purchased on air up’s web store.

So how does air up work?

air up harnesses this clever bit of science by infusing flavoured air into every sip of water from the bottle. One of 27 different flavours will be added in bubbles every time you drink and it is this that will give your 100% pure water its flavour. Each pod contains natural flavourings and scents that infuse ambient air to be added to the pure water, these flavours range from Lime and Orange-Passionfruit to Cola and Iced Coffee.

What is retronasal smell?

The first prototype for air up was developed by Lena Jüngst and Tim Jäger in 2016 and spent three years in development, including a Master’s thesis on aromas, to combine innovative design and the neuroscience behind the idea and turn it into a real product. Since then, air up has successfully launched in Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands, with more than two million customers already. Marking the company’s most recent third birthday, the drinks pioneer launched in the United States at the end of June 2022, with U.S. headquarters located in Santa Monica.

Who came up with this amazing idea?

The first prototype for air up was developed by Lena Jüngst and Tim Jäger in 2016 and spent three years in development, including a Master’s thesis on aromas, to combine innovative design and the neuroscience behind the idea and turn it into a real product. Since then, air up has successfully launched in Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands, with more than two million customers already. Marking the company’s most recent third birthday, the drinks pioneer launched in the United States in July 2022, with their head office located in Santa Monica.

Where can I buy one?

Following the launch on August 2nd, air up’s steel reusable water bottle and flavour pods will be available from the website https://uk.air-up.com. The bottle will cost £54.95.

Lena Jüngst, co-founder of air up, comments:

“The ideas and suggestions from our customers have always been very important to us. They are young people like us who are thinking about what the world of tomorrow will look like and are searching for solutions on how we can change today’s consumption for the sake of ourselves and our planet.

We identified their wish for a product that, in addition to its unique functionality, also offers the benefit of a chilled drinking experience very seriously. The result of our development work is an innovative as well as a high-quality product that offers existing and future brand fans a refreshing as well as healthy and varied drinking pleasure. We are pleased to take another innovative step with the stainless-steel bottle to make a healthy and more responsible drinking experience the most attractive choice for everyone.”