OK, as promised, here are the results from the contest. But first, I just want to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you for participating in this contest. We modified the rules just a bit by winding down the thread a little early, however because there was so many popular submissions we decided to make up for it by including more honorable mention submissions and expanding the finalists from 20 to 30 so we could have a larger number of unique winners.
And now, in no particular order are the 30 finalists:
1.) Black n Mild
Submitted by: SDH
2.) Cinnamon Toast
Submitted by: wampira6969
3.) Chocolate Frangelico Truffles
Submitted by: JewelzBagz
4.) Applewood
tobacco
Submitted by: SDH
5.) Cherry Pepsi
Submitted by: thehangdude
6.) Chocco-colada
Submitted by: sweetz
7.) Irish Dream!
Submitted by: woody55
8.) Fruit Bazooka
Submitted by: matadorx
9.) Pecan Pie
Submitted by: Prettycat191
10.) Chocolate Caramel Coffee
Submitted by: Prettycat191
11.) Christmas Elixer
Submitted by: TotalTiffy
12.) Smooth Sensation
Submitted by: sarsi
13.) grape and cranberry champagne
Submitted by: reddhot54
14.) Lamington
Submitted by: CCC
15.) peaches and cream tobacco
Submitted by: Psyche
16.) Rum and coke
Submitted by: reddhot54
17.) Irish Peach
Submitted by: reddhot54
18.) Constant Comment
Submitted by: Psyche
19.) Almondine
Submitted by: reddhot54
20.) christmas tart
Submitted by: reddhot54
21.) holiday latte
Submitted by: reddhot54
22.) Myshell's RY4
Submitted by: Lorizgal
23.) Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Submitted by: Lorizgal
24.) White Goodness
Submitted by: KushSmoka420
25.) Citrus Surfer
Submitted by: woody55
26.) Sweet tobacco Bliss
Submitted by: Adrena
27.) Cool Watermelon
Submitted by: Adrena
28.) Dueling Banjos
Submitted by: toto1013
29.) Caramelnut Mocha
Submitted by: TotalTiffy
30.) Enigma
Submitted by: Sarsi
Honorable mentions (these submissions sounded so good we just had to mention them---and who knows these could make their way into production soon):
Cool Summer Days
Submitted by: xxDznutzxx
Pomegranite Lemonade
Submitted by: sweetz
ode to elvis
Submitted by: reddhot54
From here I would like all of the winners to contact me via our contact form on the website. The link for this can be found HERE. What I'll need from you is your ECF handle, winning idea submission(s) and real name and address.
We are going to start working on the recipes and will be contacting each of you soon, if additional feedback is required. Depending on how it goes, samples could start shipping as early as next week, so don't wait to submit your info.
I would again just like to personally thank each and every one of you for submitting your suggestions and for voting, it really means a lot to us and we got so many great ideas that we will be busy trying for months to come, mixing and slowly adding them to the site. I hope all enjoyed this as much as we did and I wish you all the happiest of holidays.