Charity · Albany, NY
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser, Albany
Guests on a deck above the valley, and the table set at the far end of it.
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
Just the beginning of a amazing and top levels Venue!! If anyone wants to do it, do it but remember with discipline respect and delicate balance no for convenience of your pockets or emotions!
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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