In Pics | Cool facts about iconic Indian beverages, tea & coffee

The monsoon season has something for everyone -- from the freshness of the air to the scent of damp earth, thunderous clouds, pouring rain to the aroma of a hot beverage wafting through the kitchen. During the fresh downpour, the first indulgence is to have a hot cup of tea or coffee. Here we list some cool facts about these iconic Indian beverages that were revealed in a recent survey titled 'India Quotient' by Mahindra Holidays & Resorts.

Tea is India's most popular drink -- the country consumes 8,37,000 tonnes of it every year. Credit: DH Photo

Eighty percent of tea drinkers in India consume it either with or before breakfast. Credit: Getty Images

One in seven respondents (15%) don’t know that Darjeeling is associated with tea. Credit: PTI Photo

Twenty-six percent of the respondents don’t know that Munnar is associated with tea. Credit: Getty Images

More than two-thirds of the respondents in India (69%) don’t know where coffee was planted in India the first time when it was first brought to India. Credit: DH Photo

The older generations more strongly believe that India is a tea-drinking nation as compared to the youngest generation - Gen Z (67% vs 49%). On the other hand, the latter is more likely than the rest to say that the beverage culture of India has shifted from tea to coffee. Credit: DH Pool Photo

Fourteen per cent of respondents don’t know that Ooty is also associated with tea. Credit: DH Photo

Less than a third of the respondents (32%), know that Mussoorie is not associated with tea. Credit: Pexels/Naveen Kumar