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Private party · Cortland, NY

A 70th birthday in the mountains of Cortland

Hired for the night, in his own words. The table set in the venue before the guests came in.

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A 70th birthday in the mountains of Cortland — March 1, 2025
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
Happy to be hired for a beautiful 70th Birthday Party Celebration in the Montain of Cothland, NY
Franklin PichardoPosted March 1, 2025
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.

How he got there

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