Corporate · Cleveland, OH

Ten years of rolling for the same client in Cleveland

A tent on the grass, the Arturo Fuente cloth on the table, and a client who has been booking him for more than a decade. In his words: one of his longest-standing.

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The rolling station under the tent, the Gran Reserva humidor open

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

The client

Booked again, for the tenth year and more

Some clients book him once. This one has booked him for more than ten years. In July 2026 he was back in Cleveland for them, and wrote that it was “a true honor” to return to “one of my longest-standing clients,” with a thank-you to “the entire team” for another event.

A corporate client that rebooks for a decade answers the question every planner has — will it work for our people a second time? For this one it has worked for ten years.

The tent

Outdoors, all afternoon

He worked outdoors through the afternoon under a white tent on the grass. The table was dressed in the navy Arturo Fuente cloth, with the Gran Reserva humidor open at one end and a whole tobacco leaf laid on a towel beside the board.

He rolled in a Panama hat with a cigar going, one after another — leaf, blade, press — while guests sat out on the lawn beyond the walls of the tent.

It was a true honor to bring my legendary cigar rolling experience back to one of my longest-standing clients. For over 10 years, I’ve had the privilege of being part of their special events, and I’m truly grateful for the trust, loyalty, and friendship we’ve built together.

Franklin PichardoPosted July 23, 2026

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How he works a corporate event

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—

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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