Beverage machine and capsule for use with the beverage machine

A capsule for use in a beverage machine, the capsule comprising:

• an open shell defining a reservoir for holding a liquid comprising one or more ingredients, the reservoir including a mixing zone adjacent to an inner surface of a closed bottom of the open shell;
• a lid for sealing an open top of the open shell;
• and,
• a guide member disposed within the reservoir of the open shell, the guide member comprising a channel, the channel comprising:
• an inlet adjacent to the open top, configured to receive a liquid stream injected by an injection needle of a beverage machine when the lid is pierced by the injection needle;
• and
• an outlet adjacent to the mixing zone, at least part of the outlet defined by the inner surface of the closed bottom of the open shell;
• the guide member configured to guide the liquid stream to the mixing zone for mixing the liquid stream with the liquid held in the reservoir to prepare a single serving of mixed beverage to be dispensed from the reservoir via a dispensing needle of the beverage machine when the dispensing needle pierces the open shell.