diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 80b0658..c27da07 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ gem 'configatron'
 gem 'pry'
 gem 'rest-client'
 gem 'mail'
+gem 'mandrill-api'
 
 gem 'gmail-britta', :git => 'git://github.com/bkrausz/gmail-britta.git', :ref => 'ced6355443fe2b99f6414b2da096c70a38b23f98'
 
 group :development, :test do
   gem 'mocha'
+  gem 'rerun'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1f55b54..6d9bc2e 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ GEM
     bson_ext (1.11.1)
       bson (~> 1.11.1)
     builder (3.2.2)
+    celluloid (0.16.0)
+      timers (~> 4.0.0)
     chalk-config (0.2.1)
       configatron (~> 4.4)
     chalk-log (0.1.2)
@@ -37,9 +39,11 @@ GEM
     configatron (4.4.1)
     einhorn (0.6.3)
     erubis (2.7.0)
+    excon (0.45.4)
     extlib (0.9.16)
     faraday (0.9.0)
       multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
+    ffi (1.9.10)
     google-api-client (0.7.1)
       addressable (>= 2.3.2)
       autoparse (>= 0.3.3)
@@ -52,11 +56,16 @@ GEM
       signet (>= 0.5.0)
       uuidtools (>= 2.1.0)
     haml (3.1.8)
+    hitimes (1.2.2)
     i18n (0.6.11)
     json (1.8.1)
     jwt (1.2.0)
     launchy (2.4.3)
       addressable (~> 2.3)
+    listen (2.10.1)
+      celluloid (~> 0.16.0)
+      rb-fsevent (>= 0.9.3)
+      rb-inotify (>= 0.9)
     little-plugger (1.1.3)
     logging (1.8.2)
       little-plugger (>= 1.1.3)
@@ -64,6 +73,9 @@ GEM
     lspace (0.13)
     mail (2.6.3)
       mime-types (>= 1.16, < 3)
+    mandrill-api (1.0.53)
+      excon (>= 0.16.0, < 1.0)
+      json (>= 1.7.7, < 2.0)
     metaclass (0.0.4)
     method_source (0.8.2)
     mime-types (2.4.3)
@@ -96,6 +108,11 @@ GEM
     rack_csrf (2.5.0)
       rack (>= 1.1.0)
     rake (10.4.0)
+    rb-fsevent (0.9.6)
+    rb-inotify (0.9.5)
+      ffi (>= 0.5.0)
+    rerun (0.10.0)
+      listen (~> 2.7, >= 2.7.3)
     rest-client (1.7.2)
       mime-types (>= 1.16, < 3.0)
       netrc (~> 0.7)
@@ -113,6 +130,8 @@ GEM
     thread (0.1.4)
     thread_safe (0.3.4)
     tilt (1.4.1)
+    timers (4.0.4)
+      hitimes
     tzinfo (1.2.2)
       thread_safe (~> 0.1)
     uuidtools (2.1.5)
@@ -130,6 +149,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   gmail-britta!
   google-api-client
   mail
+  mandrill-api
   mocha
   mongo_mapper
   pry
@@ -137,6 +157,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rack-flash3
   rack_csrf
   rake
+  rerun
   rest-client
   sinatra
   thread
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.10.6
diff --git a/bin/test_mandrill.rb b/bin/test_mandrill.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a201aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/test_mandrill.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+require File.expand_path('../lib/gaps', File.dirname(__FILE__))
+
+Gaps.init
+
+Gaps::Email.send_email(
+  :to => configatron.notify.to,
+  :from => configatron.notify.from,
+  :subject => "[gaps] Testing email",
+  :body => <<EOF
+A new mailing list was just created:
+
+You can subscribe to this list at:
+
+You can view more details about this group at:
+
+EOF
+)
diff --git a/lib/gaps/email.rb b/lib/gaps/email.rb
index 3d9a3e6..353632b 100644
--- a/lib/gaps/email.rb
+++ b/lib/gaps/email.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'restclient'
 require 'mail'
+require 'mandrill'
 
 module Gaps
   module Email
@@ -9,8 +10,28 @@ def self.send_email(opts)
       mail = Mail.new(opts)
 
       if configatron.notify.send_email
-        mail.delivery_method :sendmail
-        mail.deliver!
+        if configatron.notify.provider == "mandrill"
+          begin
+            mandrill = Mandrill::API.new configatron.notify.api_key
+            message = {
+              "from_email"=>opts[:from],
+              "text"=>opts[:body],
+              "to"=> [{"email"=>opts[:to],
+                       "type"=>"to"}],
+              "subject"=>opts[:subject],
+            }
+            async = false
+            result = mandrill.messages.send message
+
+          rescue Mandrill::Error => e
+            # Mandrill errors are thrown as exceptions
+            log.error "A mandrill error occurred: #{e.class} - #{e.message}"
+            raise
+          end
+        else
+          mail.delivery_method :sendmail
+          mail.deliver!
+        end
       else
         log.info("Would have sent", email: mail.to_s)
       end
diff --git a/site.yaml.sample b/site.yaml.sample
index 7694ca5..d6d2abf 100644
--- a/site.yaml.sample
+++ b/site.yaml.sample
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ info:
 notify:
   # Whether to send an email notifying people when a new list is
   # created. If disabled, will instead just print the email to the
-  # console. (Note you must have a functioning sendmail setup for this
-  # to work; a TODO is to integrate with an email provider like
-  # Mailgun.)
+  # console. 
+  # Can use sendmail or Mandrill to send emails
   send_email: false
+  # Default provider
+  provider: sendmail
+  # Mandrill - need to include and API key
+  #provider: mandrill
+  #api_key: xxxxxxxx
   # What email address to notify.
   to: all-bots@example.com
   # What email address to send from. In Stripe's email transparency