Darjeeling is widely regarded as the champagne of teas, and with good reason. This rich tea is limited in availability and has a mossy, sweet flavor from its growing conditions.
Darjeeling tea is a type of high-quality black tea grown in a particular region of India known as Darjeeling. Darjeeling gets its unique flavor from its growing conditions and processing practices.
Unlike Assam tea, a Indian native tea, Darjeeling tea is produced from Chinese tea strains. Most Darjeeling tea is produced and processed as black tea.