The Week contest: The caffeinated intelligence agency

Last week's question: It was recently revealed that there is a Starbucks branch at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., where baristas are barred from writing the secretive employees' names on cups. If Starbucks created a caffeinated beverage aimed specifically at spies, what would it be called?

Results:

THE WINNER: The Chai Who Loved Me

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Sharon Walsh, Geneva, N.Y.

SECOND PLACE: A Wire Tappuccino

Dawson Mills, Norfolk, Va.

THIRD PLACE: The Quiet Americano

Chris Guichard, Los Angeles

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Pumpkin Spy Latte

Shruta Satam, Chicago

Hazelnut Honey Trap Macchiato

Matthew Britton, Dulles, Va.

“Here’s the Skinny” Latte

Thom Thacker, Irvington, N.Y.

Don’t Spill the Beans

Joel Conarroe, New York City

A Shot in the Dark

Scott Clear, San Antonio, Texas

Chai vs. Chai

Anthony Vinson, Williamson, Ga.

Blackwater

Jim Meyerhoff, Highland Park, Ill.

Awake-a-Mole

Jeanne Yeagle, Bradenton, Fla.

The Gone Dark Roast

Marty Beaudet, Damascus, Ore.

Espressionage

Allison Shokair-Sullivan, Oakland, Calif.

Latte Hari

Nancy Case, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.