Black Tea Darjeeling Organic-24 bag Darjeeling tea was introduced awsome 150 years ago when a British civil engineer, who was stationed in India, experimented with planting tea bushes in his garden. He was so successful that the government began planting tea gardens in the surrounding area. Today, Darjeeling is recognized as being one of the great tea regions of the world. Teas from this are known to have a unique muscatel flavor because of the unique geographical location, elevation, and associated weather patterns of the region they are grown in. With a fine and delicate flavor surpassing all other teas, Darjeeling tea has acquired a reputation as the "Champagne of Teas"