Announcing the winners of the CTC contest!!

First, I must say chosing winners was hard work! All of the entries were awesome and I was deeply moved by many of them, giggling happily over others. Thank you to everyone who participated. I loved learning about your relationship with tea.

If you haven't read all the entries, please do so - they were all wonderful!

Without further ado, the first place winners are:

• Elizabeth Yalkut who's amazing post can be seen at The Uncommon Cook
• Robb Major won for his co-workers at Charles Ryan Associates and his letter to them can be viewed in the forums

Second place goes to:

• Kaeleix and her lovely tea entry
• Stever Moudry for his coffee/tea haiku

Congrats to the winners!

Everyone who entered will get one free sample of their choice. Just drop me a message on the forums with your address and sample you'd like to try.

Once the winner custom blends are ready, they'll be available online. We'll make an announcement here when they're ready!