Patent ID: 8250972

Claim:
A beverage maker capable of making customized beverages, said beverage maker comprises: a water source configured to provide water; a chiller in fluid communication with the water source and configured to receive a selected volume of water, wherein the chiller is configured to modify the temperature of the selected volume to a prescribed temperature; a carbon dioxide source in fluid communication with the chiller and configured to provide carbon dioxide to the chiller; a single use disposable flavor cup containing a flavor and having a sealed cover that covers and seals said flavor cup; a water injection nozzle configured to access said flavor cup, wherein the water injection nozzle is in fluid communication with the chiller and is configured to operatively charge said flavor cup with the selected volume of the chiller so as to mix the selected volume with the flavor within the flavor cup to form a single-serving, on-demand volume of a flavored beverage; and a discharge port for dispensing the flavored beverage from said flavor cup.