Hence, the tea leaves are light black in colour. These tea leaves have a light aroma and a fruity essence, just like Champagne. A cup of Darjeeling tea offers a delicate, flowery scent. Because of its unique flavour and essence, tea connoisseurs often call it the Champagne of Tea. Darjeeling teas are best known for the muscatel flavour, described as a "musky spiciness", "a unique muscat-like fruitiness in aroma and flavour", that develops in the second flush and is present to a lesser degree in the subsequent autumnal flush. Darjeeling tea is a type of black tea produced in India. Darjeeling tea has a fruity aroma and a golden or bronze color, depending on the way it's brewed. Tea experts say it has notes (flavors) of citrus fruit, flowers, and even a vegetal quality. Darjeeling tastes sweeter and less bitter than other forms of black tea.