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# Valentin Olivon wins the Virginia Cocktail Games in Paris
- URL: https://jiggerdaily.com/valentin-olivon-wins-virginia-cocktail-games-paris/
- Published: 2026-03-04T07:55:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-31T06:41:49.000Z
- Description: Valentin Olivon, a bartender at Mama Shelter Paris, won the inaugural Paris edition of the Virginia Cocktail Games with a cocktail made with Ironclad whiskey.
- Author: Frederic Roginska
- Tags: Competitions, Bar People

During [**Wine Paris 2026**](https://jiggerdaily.com/wine-paris-2026-be-spirits-be-no-bartender-highlights/), **Valentin Olivon**, a bartender at **Mama Shelter** in Paris, won the inaugural Paris edition of the *Virginia Cocktail Games*, held February 9 by the **Virginia Spirits Board** at the Hôtel de Talleyrand.

His creation, the *Crimson Sour*, with notes of hibiscus, charred lemon, raspberry, and toasted coconut, featured whiskey from **Ironclad** Distillery (Newport News, Virginia) and secured the win over four other Paris bartenders: **Lola Bichelberger** of **Dirty Lemon**, **Mattéo Daroso** of **L'Ours**, **William Deschamps** of **La Mezcaleria**, and **Eliot Naud** of **Shake'n Smash**.

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2026/03/virginia-cocktail-games-paris-edition-2026-1.jpg)

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2026/03/virginia-cocktail-games-paris-edition-2026-2.jpg)

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2026/03/virginia-cocktail-games-paris-edition-2026-4.jpg)

![](https://barnews.fr/content/images/2026/03/virginia-cocktail-games-paris-edition-2026-5.jpg)

Photo: Osmany Tavares

As his prize, he’ll receive a complimentary trip to Virginia to explore more than 400 years of distilling history and meet the local community of distillers, farmers, and grain producers.