Can I make tea at home and sell it online legally?

Do you make chai tea at home? If so, how do you drink it?

• Do you make it from a loose leaf tea, a powder, a tea bag. What brand do you like? Do you add your own spices? If you add your own creamer, what kind do you like? Do you like it hot, iced, or blended? I love chai tea and I always like to try new brands and methods to make it. So suggestions are great.

• Answer:

  Yes! I like making my own chai because I can suit it to my own tastes better than most tea companies can. I often steep the spices in water for a longer time first, because they don't oversteep and turn bitter the way black tea does. My own personal taste is to go heavy on the cardamom and lighter on the cinnamon (although cinnamon is growing on me). I also like using allspice and ginger, and sometimes mace. Lately I've experimented adding peppercorns too: it adds something different. I rarely add nutmeg: nutmeg can easily overpower. I like unsweetened chai, but when I sweeten it, I prefer honey. I like it with and without milk. Milk adds a lot of richness, and also adds some sweetness as it naturally contains some sugar. If you want some basic background on what spices go in chai, you can view this page on my tea site, RateTea, which has general info but also lists pre-blended chai's from many different tea companies, which can be a good source of ideas: http://ratetea.net/style/chai-spiced-tea/40/ My favorite pre-blended Masala Chai is from Rishi Tea. It has two very favorable reviews (one of which is mine) on RateTea: http://ratetea.net/tea/rishi/rishi-masala-chai/4495/ The most important thing is to experiment. Good luck, and enjoy!