Industry night · Tampa, FL
Carlos Fuente Jr.'s 70th birthday
Black tie in Tampa, with Arturo Sandoval playing. He was brought in as the roller for the night.
1 of ~28rollers cleared for the Opus XCigar Journal, 2016
6 minone cigar, in front of youHis own words
150+events workedFranklin’s own count
This is the first time that a humble Tabaquero has celebrated a tremendous Birthday Party with this kind of Levels!! Yesterday was history no because the great music played by the best Arturo Sandoval makes him dance or because his was drinking the delicious Dirty-Martini or Old-fashion drink The happiest Boy was too happy because Carlos…
1 of ~28 Opus X rollers—Arturo Fuente since 1995—Official roller · F1 Miami—Published in Cigar Journal—A quarter century at the table—Rolled for Hublot—
The man at that table
Franklin Pichardo has been rolling since 1995, the year Arturo Fuente released the first Opus X — and he is one of the few in the world the family cleared to roll it.
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