New Delhi, April 24 -- On Tuesday nights in Aizawl, Esther Khiangte, Lalrempuii, and Rokimi Khawlhring gather over spreadsheets, tasting notes and cups of coffee.

The trio, in their 30s, launched Norakkan Coffee Roasters in 2023. The name takes from the Arakan mountains, placing Mizoram at the centre of the brand story. While their speciality range spans drip bags and roasted coffee with defined flavour notes-dark chocolate, nutty, oaky, jaggery and berries-the B2B arm supplies beans to cafes and roasters in Aizawl.

Khiangte leads research and coffee roasting, Lalrempuii looks at finance, and Khawlhring, a former investment professional in the US, takes care of business strategy and operations for the brand.

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