Beverage dispensing nozzle

A nozzle, comprising:

• a nozzle head, comprising:
• a flavoring inlet for receiving a flavoring;
• and
• a base liquid inlet for receiving a base liquid;
• a flavoring outlet;
• a diffuser assembly comprising at least one diffuser plate having an annular region defining a plurality of peripheral openings through which the base liquid flows;
• and
• a receptacle, wherein the flavoring outlet is configured to release the flavoring into the receptacle, the receptacle comprising:
• an inner wall having a curvature;
• a receptacle outlet for dispensing the base liquid and the flavoring from the nozzle;
• an upper end, wherein the flavoring outlet is arranged at the upper end of the receptacle;
• a lower end, wherein the receptacle outlet is disposed at the lower end of the receptacle;
• and
• a vent tube configured to equalize a pressure within the receptacle with a pressure external to the nozzle, wherein the vent tube extends through a receptacle wall at a location between the upper end of the receptacle and the lower end of the receptacle,
• wherein the flavoring inlet is in fluid communication with the receptacle such that the flavoring flows through the receptacle toward the receptacle outlet in a longitudinal direction of the nozzle, and wherein the diffuser assembly is in fluid communication with the receptacle such that the base liquid flows along the inner wall of the receptacle.