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When asked to name his favorite cigars, Franklin says his top three are the Padron 1964 Anniversary Series, Long Live the King by Robert Caldwell, and My Father The Judge. “There’s no bad cigar,” he adds. “Everyone has their own palate. It’s also about the environment you’re in when you smoke a cigar.”
Many consider kicking back with a good cigar to be one of life’s great pleasures, especially if it’s in conjunction with a celebration.
So when Mark Franklin tied the knot back in 2016, he reached out to a friend who was a local cigar rep to bring some to his wedding.
“The whole atmosphere about it was just great,” says Franklin, who along with friend Chris Abernathy had been looking for a way to share his passion for cigars with others.
The two had started a private Facebook group centered on cigar smoking, and they wanted to bring the culture and pleasure of cigar smoking to a wider audience.