Nothing makes the Monday blues worse than drinking a cup of burnt, acidic coffee from the office machine—the bitterness in our cup runneth over. Instant coffee doesn’t cut it either; it’s usually not aromatic or flavourful enough to get us going on a slow morning. And, if you’re anything like us, you’re probably tired of spending a tenth of your salary ordering coffee daily. So, it felt like an answer from the heavens when we saw an Instagram ad for flash-frozen espresso shots by Zenma Coffee. The ad promised a perfectly extracted espresso that can be melted at any time to make a delicious cup of espresso, Americano, latte, or anything else you could order at a café. Intrigued, we placed an order immediately. 

In Mumbai, the company offers next-day delivery. The pods arrived in boxes of 10, nestled among ice packs that keep the coffee frozen for the duration of the delivery, but not much longer. So be sure to put the pods away in the freezer immediately. Zenma offers two variants—a dark roast with tasting notes of toasted hazelnut and decadent dark chocolate and a medium with notes of roasted nuts, caramel and a hint of pepper. Both variants are sourced from Chikmagalur, Karnataka.  A light roast is expected to launch soon, too.