Beverage machine

A beverage machine, comprising:

• a brewing unit with a main body defining a hollow for receiving a portable capsule holder, and with a lid connected to the main body for opening and closing the hollow;
• and
• the portable capsule holder that is configured to receive a capsule which encapsulates an extractable food product,
• wherein the lid comprises a liquid feeding channel which runs through the lid and ends in a first liquid outlet arranged at a bottom side of the lid, wherein the lid further comprises a liquid transport channel which starts at a liquid inlet arranged at the bottom side of the lid, runs internally through the lid, and ends in a second liquid outlet arranged at the bottom side of the lid, and
• wherein the portable capsule holder comprises:
• a base body with a substantially cup-shaped capsule receptacle for receiving the capsule, wherein the capsule receptacle is defined by a bottom wall that is arranged on a bottom side of the base body and by at least one side wall which surrounds the capsule receptacle and runs transverse to the bottom wall, and wherein the capsule is insertable into the capsule receptacle through an opening which is arranged on an upper side of the base body opposite the bottom side of the base body;
• and
• at least one internal holder channel which is integrated into the at least one side wall, wherein the at least one internal holder channel starts at a holder liquid inlet arranged at the upper side of the base body, runs internally through the at least one side wall, and ends in an inner face of the capsule receptacle, and wherein the inner face faces the capsule when the capsule is inserted.