Working outdoors for any length of time that surpasses an hour, typically constitutes the need for what we like to call a "Yard Cigar."

To be classified as a yard cigar, a stogie must first meet the following three requirements:

• Reasonably Affordable- No sense in soiling a $40 La Aurora 120th Aniversario Limited Edition with a grubby glove coated in compost.

• Readily Available- Let's face it. when it comes to yard work there is always more to be done, and having some backup sticks handy sure does help make that second shift of mulch shoveling go by that much quicker.

• Pleasantly Flavorful- Sparking a cigar that tastes like a wet leather rag that's been stored inside some dusty cardboard boxes really sucks all the enjoyment out of a smoking occasion. Yard cigars should be inexpensive. Not shitty. 

Now that we've outlined our trifecta of requirements for these oh-so-crucial outdoor maintenance accouterments, it's time to cover five of our favorite premium cigar blends here at Klaro that meet these standards. All of these items are stocked year-round within the Klaro portfolio, making all of them an ideal yard work assistant. 

5 Vegas Classic

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The 5 Vegas Classic may have received a 90 rating from Cigar Aficionado way back in 1998, but it continues to sell well, even today. This blend is also one of the few cigars on the market today that still utilizes a Sumatran wrapper grown in its native climate of Indonesia.

All told, this blend comes loaded with crops from five different plantations from all across the globe. This results in a smooth-smoking, medium-spiced stogie that sports a sizable amount of Cuban-seed tobacco in its long filler. Additionally, that price tag of just $24.30 a fiver makes it one outstanding yard cigar option for fans of Sumatran leaf.

Alec Bradley V2L Black

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Coming at you straight from the team over at Alec Bradley is a stick with not one, but two viso leaves and two ligero leaves in its long filler. The whole "V2L" acronym explained, we turn toward something equally interesting, and that is the fact that each of these strains hails from a different tobacco farm down in Honduras. Meanwhile, a Honduran binder and a rugged Nicaraguan sun-grown wrapper form a rich, leather, and black pepper-packed cigar flavor profile that is incredibly clean and quite sweet at times.

Medium-full in flavor, but a bit more medium in strength and body, the Alec Bradley V2L Black balances fantastic flavor and performance with impressive pricing at just $24.30 a 5-pack.

Drew Estate Nica Rustica Adobe

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Brightly banded, and encased in what is marketed as a "rustic Ecuadorian seed Habano wrapper," this bargain blend from Drew Estate has far more to it than just good looks. Loaded with a Brazilian binder, and the cigar maker's very own homegrown long-fillers from Estelí and Jalapa, this medium-full cigar has become a crowd favorite for those looking for value.

Drew Estate's Nica Rustica Adobe is definitely one of those smokes that strikes a lot of the notes at the right pitch. Tannin hardwoods and cedar, sweet baking spices, and chewy nougat can all be detected in this rugged stick, which comes in at only $25.90 a 5-pack. 

Blackbird Glitch Series

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The story behind Blackbird's Glitch Series of cigars was that they were unintentionally produced when a few tobacco batches were jumbled up and the wrong blend was made. Fortunately for us, it was actually pretty damn good, and far more inexpensive than the original blend that was slated for production.

Available in a crisp claro, a hearty habano, and an opulent oscuro variant, this trifecta of affordable cigars provides premium smoking at an impressive, $27.45 a fiver price point.

Rojas Breakfast Tacos

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Miniature in stature, but mighty in flavor and performance, and only available in a petit salomon vitola, these pint-size smokes are the perfect companion for when you don't want to be puffing a cigar in the outdoor heat or frigid cold for more than an hour. Breakfast Tacos by Rojas Cigars also cost far less than what you might expect, at $25.51 and $27 a 5-pack, depending upon which wrapper you select.

Not to be confused with "Street Tacos" from Rojas Cigars, which is a completely different series of blends entirely, this duo of dainty delicacies is designed to appeal to fans of both light and dark tobacco. There's an Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade-wrapped version, as well as a Mexican San Andres Maduro variant. To finish things out, both blends come loaded with a Nicaraguan binder and filler combo that is 100% grown, fermented and rolled up inside their respective binders by Rojas Cigars.