I was 7 years in to this, and didn’t understand VAs. They always seemed bland. Then, the 2018 LE pipe with a narrow conical bowl came out. Decent VA suddenly became outstanding. Once you find a pipe that makes VAs shine, you don’t want to mess that up. I went from having a little VA to having 5 pounds of MacBaren HH Pure Virginia and SG Full Virginia Flake.Well, I actually enjoyed VaPers more in the Zulu (which was the Virginia pipe) than I did in the bent bully, which they were originally smoked in. So if the Perique has tainted the bowl, I might need a rethink about how I smoke plain Virginia. Maybe just get a new cob for them. Hopefully any Perique ghosting will "fit" with any straight Virginias I smoke for the time being.