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Franklin in a pink jacket rolling at his table on a terrace, boxes of cigars open around him and guests at the tables behind

New York City & Long Island

Even New Yorkers stop to watch this cigar roller.

A Manhattan rooftop or a clubhouse in the Hamptons: the Opus X master roller makes every guest a cigar while they watch. In a city that has seen it all, they still gather.

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A rooftop on Staten Island, April 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—

Your venue

Rooftop, ballroom or a terrace by the water, his table fits the room you booked.

New York venues run on tight floor plans. All he needs is one six-foot table near the bar or the terrace door, and he’s ready before your first guest arrives.

The night

In a room full of New Yorkers, nobody gets a cigar out of a box.

Franklin lighting a guest’s cigar under a white tent, the lamp on his table glowing
A garden party in Saratoga Springs, NY, August 2026
Franklin leaning across his table to light the cigar of an older guest on the lawn
A garden party in Saratoga Springs, NY, August 2026

He asks each guest how they like it — mild or full, short enough for one more drink — and rolls it while they watch. Somebody’s plus-one ends up trading stories with your oldest friend at his table, and that’s the part of the night they retell.

Choose custom bands when you book and each cigar leaves with your names, your date or your company’s logo on it.

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Tell him your date and where in the city or on the Island you’re celebrating. You’ll hear back the same day.

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Watch him work

Watch a table turn into the place to be.

At the cigar bar of a New York wedding

A ballroom wedding in New York, September 2025. Lit letters, open boxes, and the chaveta moving before the first guest walks over.

New York nights

His New York nights, and a few favorites from the road.

Every card says where it really happened. Open one for the photographs.

A golf day on Long Island’s East EndA golf day on Long Island’s East EndSouthampton, NY · September 2026A casino resort’s first party of the yearA casino resort’s first party of the yearNew York, NY · April 2026A ballroom wedding with its own cigar barA ballroom wedding with its own cigar barNew York, NY · September 2025A terrace over the bay at sundownA terrace over the bay at sundownStaten Island, NY · April 2025Hublot’s evening at a watch boutiqueHublot’s evening at a watch boutiqueChicago, IL · June 2025A garden party under a white tentA garden party under a white tentSaratoga Springs, NY · August 2026A Tudor evening at a stone barnA Tudor evening at a stone barnLancaster County, PA · August 2026A Monday golf outing at a country clubA Monday golf outing at a country clubHarrisburg, PA · August 2026
200+ reviews

Tough crowd. Warm words.

This is what people write the morning after they sat at his table.

Franklin sat down with my wife and I and enjoyed a cigar with us. He treated us like family and gave us hugs on our way out. Papo is the real deal with a heart of gold and a sense of humor that can make anyone laugh.

Robert Kinnane

Your night

You choose the date. He handles the city.

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You tell him the night

Send the date and the venue, wherever it is in the five boroughs or on the Island. You hear back the same day, and a deposit holds the date.

He’s set up before the doors open

Humidors, tobacco and the rolling board come with him from Bethlehem. Your venue only has to find him a table near the bar or the terrace.

He rolls until the last toast

When the room starts to thin out he’s still at it, rolling one more for whoever wants to take a piece of the night home.

Before you book

What New York and Long Island hosts ask.

Yes. He drives in from Bethlehem with everything his table needs, and he has already rolled on a terrace over the bay on Staten Island. Tell him the venue when you book and he works out the arrival with them.
All the way to the East End — he has worked a golf day at a club in Southampton. The North Shore and Nassau County are closer than that. The trip is settled with your date.
It’s one of the best settings for it. He needs a table out of the strongest wind, close to where people gather, and a little light once the sun goes down.
He has rolled at a casino resort event in New York and for brands like Hublot and Tudor elsewhere. For a company night, send the guest count and the format and he’ll put together a proposal.
Yes. Custom bands are an add-on you choose when you book: your names and the date for a wedding, your logo for a company night.

Send him the date and the address. He’ll tell you how the night will run.

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