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'''Muscatel''' refers to a distinctive flavor found in some [[Darjeeling tea|Darjeeling]] teas, especially the [[second-flush]] teas. It has been described as a "distinct sweet flavour" that is not present in other flushes or tea from other localities,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/hit-by-estate-shutdown-lukewarm-demand-brews-concern-for-darjeeling-tea-119040500055_1.html|title=Hit by estate shutdown, lukewarm demand brews concern for Darjeeling tea|last=Rakshit|first=Avishek|date=2019-04-05|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> a "[[musk]]y spiciness," <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4AI1DAAAQBAJ&q=muscatel+&pg=PA48|title=Innovation and IPRs in China and India: Myths, Realities and Opportunities|last1=Liu|first1=Kung-Chung|last2=Racherla|first2=Uday S.|date=2016-05-19|publisher=Springer|isbn=9789811004063|pages=48|language=en}}</ref> "a unique [[muscat (grape)|muscat]]-like fruitiness in aroma and flavour,"<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kwek|first=Rachel|date=January 9, 2019|title=What's for Tea, Darjeeling?|journal=Asian Geographic|pages=112|via=pressreader.com}}</ref> or "dried [[raisin]]s with a [[hay]] like finish."<ref name=gebely>{{Cite web|url=https://specialtyteaalliance.org/world-of-tea/describing-muscatel/|title=Describing Muscatel|last=Gebely|first=Tony|date=2012-08-21|website=American Specialty Tea Alliance|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref> Though difficult to describe,<ref name=gebely/> it is prized by tea aficionados.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNCGAwAAQBAJ&q=muscatel&pg=PA74|title=State of Justice In India: Issues of Social Justice|last=Samaddar|first=Ranabir|date=2009-04-11|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=9788132104193|pages=74–75|language=en}}</ref>

The flavor develops in part through the action of sap-sucking insects, [[jassid]]s and [[thrips]], which partly damage the young tea leaves. The [[tea plant]] then produces [[terpene]] as an insect repellent. This higher concentration of terpene produces the muscatel flavor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldteanews.com/tea-industry-news-and-features/muscatel-flavor-is-unmatched|title=Muscatel Flavor is Unmatched|date=2017-05-01|website=World Tea News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>

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