Tag: Gotham Cigars

  • Gotham Cigars Launches Back Alley Cigarillos

    Gotham Cigars Launches Back Alley Cigarillos

    Gotham Cigars released a new line of cigarillos called Back Alley.

    Back Alley cigarillos are made in the Dominican Republic and are constructed using a blend of carefully aged Dominican tobaccos. The cigars are 4.5 inches long with a ring gauge of 27 and are packed three cigars to a pouch. Six popular flavors are available—Banana, Russian Cream, White Grape, Blue Vanilla, Mixed Berry and Sweet—and benefit from a premium infusion process to ensure the flavors are authentic and delicious, according to a press release. Back Alley cigarillos will be priced at $18.99 for 15 pouches.

    “For some time, I have wanted to introduce a cigarillo that brings something new to the market … Back Alley does just that,” said Manny Balani, owner and president of Gotham Cigars. “Staying true to our urban upbringing, founded in New York City and operating out of Miami for the last 20-plus years, our Back Alley cigarillos are created for an urban audience that is looking for something new, exciting and just a little bit mysterious. We want adult cigarillo smokers to find their own back alley when they light up! We are very proud of this cigar and look forward to introducing it to the market.”

    Back Alley cigarillos from Gotham Cigars are available now at www.gothamcigars.com.

  • Gotham Rebrands as NGG Capital

    Gotham Rebrands as NGG Capital

    Kelly Michols

    Gotham Cigars has changed its name to NGG Capital, reflecting the growing portfolio of e-commerce businesses that make up the NGG Capital family.

    Along with the name change, NGG Capital is building a high-end management team to support the growth of the organization. It has hired Kelly Michols, an industry executive in both the tobacco and nutritional supplements business, as chief operating officer.

    While serving as the president of STG Lane, Michols oversaw the successful redevelopment of heritage tobacco brands such as Captain Black and Bugler, along with the introduction of Talon, one of the most successful new tobacco products in the past decade.

    Michols also served as the chairman of the Pipe Tobacco Council. While in the nutritional supplement industry Michols was a senior executive with Rexall Sundown, METRx and Celsius, bringing multiple successful brands to market.

    Michols will manage NGG Capital’s day-to-day activities and work with owner and CEO Manny Balani on future expansion opportunities.

    “I am very excited to work together with Kelly. His background and knowledge is a perfect fit for our current portfolio of products, and his expertise in growing business, brands and organizations will be extremely valuable as we grow NGG Capital”, says Balani.

    “The name change to NGG Capital is in response to our company’s growth and is in alignment with our corporate vision. While growing Gotham Cigars and A1 Supplements will continue to be our focus, we plan to add additional on-line retail businesses to our portfolio as we identify them. NGG Capital provides a foundation that will allow us to easily integrate these new opportunities into our current business in a seamless and efficient way. We are very excited about our future.”

    NGG Capital is actively looking for acquisition targets and invites interested parties to contact it with potential portfolio addition opportunities