Anyone else have problems with Taboo cigars?

I eagerly got the 10 stick sampler as one of my first purchases when I got home a few months ago to give them a try. I tried the HSG a few weeks ago and it was very problematic - couldn't get it to light or stay lit once lit. I asked about it in the Beginner's Thread and couldn't pinpoint a cause, so I chalked it up to an isolated bad stick.

I decided to give the Dominican Maduro a spin tonight - had almost the exact same problems. Couldn't get it to light. When I finally did, it would not stay light. It ended up being a pretty frustrating cycle of relighting, purging, constantly drawing to keep it lit, rinse and repeat. As you can imagine, wasn't a very pleasant experience .

My humidor is (and has been) about 67% RH. I'm no pro, but even with my imperfect lighting technique I've smoked a few sticks from the same humidor between the two bad Taboo sticks with no problems. So what do you guys think? Are they finnicky cigars that don't put up with beginners? Or could I have gotten a cruddy batch?