A tower type beverage dispenser, comprising: an upper portion; a manifold housed in the upper portion and configured to dispense liquid from the tower type beverage dispenser; a trunk attached to the upper portion; and a base attached to the trunk and configured to be set on a surface; characterised in that the manifold comprises: a first layer, comprising: a plurality of first through holes (701c-710c, 720c) substantially along a thickness direction thereof, and one or more first fluid channels (601c, 603c, 604c, 606c, 608c, 609c) in a first plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and a second layer, comprising: one or more second through holes substantially along the thickness direction, wherein each of the second through holes is in fluid communication with one of the first through holes; one or more second fluid channels (601b, 606a) in a second plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and one or more additional holes, each additional hole defining at least a portion of a valve bore comprising a first valve configured to control rate of flow of a liquid to a respective one of the second fluid channels (601b, 606a); wherein each of the first and second fluid channel (601b, 606a, 601c, 603c, 604c, 606c, 608c, 609c) comprises an inlet (611a, 616a, 611c, 613c, 614c, 616c, 618c, 619c) at an edge of its respective layer (300a, 300c) and an outlet at a respective one of the through holes (720a, 701c, 703c, 704c, 706c, 708c, 709c). an upper portion; a manifold housed in the upper portion and configured to dispense liquid from the tower type beverage dispenser; a trunk attached to the upper portion; and a base attached to the trunk and configured to be set on a surface; characterised in that the manifold comprises: a first layer, comprising: a plurality of first through holes (701c-710c, 720c) substantially along a thickness direction thereof, and one or more first fluid channels (601c, 603c, 604c, 606c, 608c, 609c) in a first plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and a second layer, comprising: one or more second through holes substantially along the thickness direction, wherein each of the second through holes is in fluid communication with one of the first through holes; one or more second fluid channels (601b, 606a) in a second plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and one or more additional holes, each additional hole defining at least a portion of a valve bore comprising a first valve configured to control rate of flow of a liquid to a respective one of the second fluid channels (601b, 606a); a first layer, comprising: a plurality of first through holes (701c-710c, 720c) substantially along a thickness direction thereof, and one or more first fluid channels (601c, 603c, 604c, 606c, 608c, 609c) in a first plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and a plurality of first through holes (701c-710c, 720c) substantially along a thickness direction thereof, and one or more first fluid channels (601c, 603c, 604c, 606c, 608c, 609c) in a first plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and a second layer, comprising: one or more second through holes substantially along the thickness direction, wherein each of the second through holes is in fluid communication with one of the first through holes; one or more second fluid channels (601b, 606a) in a second plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and one or more additional holes, each additional hole defining at least a portion of a valve bore comprising a first valve configured to control rate of flow of a liquid to a respective one of the second fluid channels (601b, 606a); one or more second through holes substantially along the thickness direction, wherein each of the second through holes is in fluid communication with one of the first through holes; one or more second fluid channels (601b, 606a) in a second plane, substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction; and one or more additional holes, each additional hole defining at least a portion of a valve bore comprising a first valve configured to control rate of flow of a liquid to a respective one of the second fluid channels (601b, 606a); wherein each of the first and second fluid channel (601b, 606a, 601c, 603c, 604c, 606c, 608c, 609c) comprises an inlet (611a, 616a, 611c, 613c, 614c, 616c, 618c, 619c) at an edge of its respective layer (300a, 300c) and an outlet at a respective one of the through holes (720a, 701c, 703c, 704c, 706c, 708c, 709c).