Private party

A farewell party for an Air Force pilot

The table dressed for the occasion, and a send-off before deployment.

1 of ~28hands trusted with the Opus X — the same ones at your partyCigar Journal, 2016

6 minfrom loose leaf to a cigar in your guest’s handHis own words

150+nights that ended with the room around his tableFranklin’s own count

Formal & Respectful: “Today we were honored to share in a truly special Farewell Party for our Air Force pilot. We thank him for his service and wish him a safe mission and a healthy return home.”

Franklin PichardoPosted August 31, 2025

Trusted with the Fuente Opus X—At the Fuente table since 1995—Formula 1 Miami’s official roller—Featured in Cigar Journal—Chosen by Hublot, Tudor and Bell & Ross—

The same hands can be at your event

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.

See how he earned them