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Franklin rolling a cigar at his own table under a tent on a polo field, an open humidor and his framed sign beside him

Pennsylvania & the Lehigh Valley

The cigar roller Pennsylvania calls its own.

Bethlehem is home, and so is his lounge, To’ Makao. From a polo field to a Lancaster barn, each guest goes home with a cigar he rolled.

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A polo afternoon in the Lehigh Valley, September 2026

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

A clubhouse over the hills, a stone barn, a backyard in Bethlehem. His table has stood in every one.

Golf clubs around Harrisburg, restored barns in Lancaster County, the old stone and brick of Bethlehem: wherever your night is, it’s a short drive from his front door.

The night

Half the room already knows him. By midnight, the other half does too.

A guest in a gold gown smiling with the cigar he just rolled for her
A Halloween party in Bethlehem, PA, October 2025
Franklin lighting a cigar at his table in a backyard, two guests laughing behind him
A family birthday in Bethlehem, PA, July 2025

In the Lehigh Valley, chances are someone at your party has already sat in his lounge. They’re the first ones at his table, and they bring the rest. He rolls each cigar for the guest standing in front of him, starting from the leaf, and hands it over ready to light.

Add custom bands to the booking and each cigar goes home wearing your names, your logo or the date.

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Say when, and where in Pennsylvania. He’ll write back that day.

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Close to home

Close enough to watch his hands work.

Derby day on a brick terrace

A Kentucky Derby party at a private club in the Lehigh Valley, May 2026. Leaf, chaveta, and a guest waiting for the next one.

Pennsylvania nights

His own state, from the Lehigh Valley up to Lycoming County.

Every card is a night he rolled here. Open one to see the photographs.

Tudor’s evening at a Lancaster County barnTudor’s evening at a Lancaster County barnLancaster County, PA · August 2026A polo afternoon in the Lehigh ValleyA polo afternoon in the Lehigh ValleyForks Township, PA · September 2026Derby day at a private clubDerby day at a private clubLehigh Valley, PA · May 2026A Monday on the course near HarrisburgA Monday on the course near HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA · August 2026Costumes and cigars on a club terraceCostumes and cigars on a club terraceBethlehem, PA · October 2025The cigar festival in Lycoming CountyThe cigar festival in Lycoming CountyLycoming County, PA · September 2025A late summer night under table lampsA late summer night under table lampsLehigh Valley, PA · September 2025A golf day in HarrisburgA golf day in HarrisburgHarrisburg, PA · August 2025A family birthday in a Bethlehem gardenA family birthday in a Bethlehem gardenBethlehem, PA · July 2025A cigar dinner at a historic Bethlehem mansionA cigar dinner at a historic Bethlehem mansionBethlehem, PA · September 2024A surprise birthday at a Scranton loungeA surprise birthday at a Scranton loungeScranton, PA · June 2024
200+ reviews

What people around here say about him.

Written by guests at his table, not by us.

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

One message from anywhere in the state, and he takes it from there.

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Write to him

Send the date, the town and a rough guest count. He replies that same day, and once the deposit is in, the date is yours.

He drives in with the whole table

Humidors, tobacco, the rolling board and his chaveta all come with him. He sets up where the party gathers: a terrace, a tent, the doors of a barn.

The night ends at his table

The last guests always drift back for one more. He keeps rolling until they do, then packs up and heads home to Bethlehem.

Before you book

What Pennsylvania hosts ask him.

In Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley, where he also runs his own cigar lounge, To’ Makao. Allentown, Easton and the rest of the valley are minutes from his door.
He already does. He has rolled at a country club near Harrisburg, a barn in Lancaster County, a lounge in Scranton and the cigar festival up in Lycoming County. Tell him the town and he’ll plan the drive around your date.
Many of his Pennsylvania nights happen outside: a polo field in the valley, a stone barn in Lancaster County, a family birthday in a Bethlehem backyard. Under a tent or out on the lawn, he settles the spot with your venue ahead of time.
Yes. His lounge, To’ Makao, is on Stefko Boulevard in Bethlehem. Come in for a cigar, and the shop will set a time when he’s there to walk through your night with you.
Tudor had him at its evening in Lancaster County. For your company, tell him how many are coming and what the evening is for, and he’ll draft a proposal.
Yes. Pick custom bands as you book: the couple’s names and the day of a wedding, a birthday, or a company logo.

Message him with the date and the town, and he’ll tell you how he pictures the night.

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