Spicy after relight?

[Flynnster]

Was enjoying a cigar last weekend and ended up getting a phone call, neglected the cigar and it ended up going out. Now for the first half it was pretty smooth with almost not peppery taste at all. After getting off the phone and relighting it the darn thing was like smoking a cigar laced with peppercorns(perhaps an exaggeration).

Is this normal? This is the first time I've ever let one go out so I'm just wondering.