Industry night
A sold-out evening at a cigar lounge
The lounge filled up and the demonstration ran all night. Their words, not his: a sold-out evening.
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
The lounge had the privilege of hosting a highly skilled cigar roller, delivering an exceptional demonstration of craftsmanship. We appreciate the enthusiastic attendees who made this sold-out evening truly unforgettable
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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