An in-cup system for generating a beverage, the system comprising: a housing; a plurality of cups housed within the housing, one or more of the plurality of cups containing a beverage ingredient; a cup dispensing mechanism configured to dispense one of the plurality of cups to a delivery mechanism; and a fluid subsystem configured to introduce a fluid into the one of the plurality of cups that is positioned on the delivery mechanism, the fluid delivery system comprising a dispensing nozzle, the dispensing nozzle comprising: a first axial portion defining a first passageway having a first cross-sectional area and a second axial portion downstream of the first axial portion, the second axial portion defining a second passageway having a second cross-sectional area; a first inlet fluidly coupled to the first passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the first passageway at a first temperature; a second inlet fluidly coupled to the second passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the second passageway at the first temperature; a third inlet fluidly coupled to the first passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the first passageway at a second temperature; a fourth inlet fluidly coupled to the second passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the second passageway at the second temperature; and a dispensing outlet configured to dispense the fluid from the dispensing nozzle; wherein the fluid introduced into the first passageway by the first inlet or the third inlet is configured to be dispensed through the dispensing outlet at a first pressure or a first velocity; wherein the fluid introduced into the second passageway by the second inlet or the fourth inlet is configured to be dispensed through the dispensing outlet at a second pressure or a second velocity; wherein the first pressure or the first velocity is different than the second pressure or the second velocity; and characterized in that: the first temperature is different than the second temperature; and the first, second, third, and fourth inlets (2002, 2010, 2004, 2016) are distinct from one another. a housing; a plurality of cups housed within the housing, one or more of the plurality of cups containing a beverage ingredient; a cup dispensing mechanism configured to dispense one of the plurality of cups to a delivery mechanism; and a fluid subsystem configured to introduce a fluid into the one of the plurality of cups that is positioned on the delivery mechanism, the fluid delivery system comprising a dispensing nozzle, the dispensing nozzle comprising: a first axial portion defining a first passageway having a first cross-sectional area and a second axial portion downstream of the first axial portion, the second axial portion defining a second passageway having a second cross-sectional area; a first inlet fluidly coupled to the first passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the first passageway at a first temperature; a second inlet fluidly coupled to the second passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the second passageway at the first temperature; a third inlet fluidly coupled to the first passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the first passageway at a second temperature; a fourth inlet fluidly coupled to the second passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the second passageway at the second temperature; and a dispensing outlet configured to dispense the fluid from the dispensing nozzle; a first axial portion defining a first passageway having a first cross-sectional area and a second axial portion downstream of the first axial portion, the second axial portion defining a second passageway having a second cross-sectional area; a first inlet fluidly coupled to the first passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the first passageway at a first temperature; a second inlet fluidly coupled to the second passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the second passageway at the first temperature; a third inlet fluidly coupled to the first passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the first passageway at a second temperature; a fourth inlet fluidly coupled to the second passageway and configured to introduce the fluid into the second passageway at the second temperature; and a dispensing outlet configured to dispense the fluid from the dispensing nozzle; wherein the fluid introduced into the first passageway by the first inlet or the third inlet is configured to be dispensed through the dispensing outlet at a first pressure or a first velocity; wherein the fluid introduced into the second passageway by the second inlet or the fourth inlet is configured to be dispensed through the dispensing outlet at a second pressure or a second velocity; wherein the first pressure or the first velocity is different than the second pressure or the second velocity; and characterized in that: the first temperature is different than the second temperature; and the first, second, third, and fourth inlets (2002, 2010, 2004, 2016) are distinct from one another. the first temperature is different than the second temperature; and the first, second, third, and fourth inlets (2002, 2010, 2004, 2016) are distinct from one another.