A York city centre shop has had two of its windows smashed by a thief.
But despite the break-in being at York Gin, the thief only got away with three bottles of water.
None of the display bottles in the shop contain gin – and signs are prominently displayed. The attack happened just before midnight on Tuesday.
York Gin’s home is Thomas Herbert’s House, a Grade I listed building dating from about 1545. That means the window cannot be fixed before residents festival this weekend.
The iconic Tudor building dating back the 16th century is owned by York Conservation Trust.
The York Gin team have asked people to continue to come along and enjoy their three ResFest offers including a free Dry January mulled drink, a free mini with every £30 order and extra discounts on bottle refills.
Retail manager Jenny O’Hara had just created a new ‘We Love York’ window display on Monday.
Jenny said: ‘We certainly don’t love what’s happened. The upset and inconvenience caused by this act of stupidity is amazing.
“We do make it clear that none of our display bottles in either of our shops contains gin. So the person responsible for this has got away with three bottles of water.”
She added: ‘We’ve had excellent support from our partners, York’s Eboracum Security who increased their overnight patrols And the police have been brilliant and secured the windows immediately.
No one was hurt during the incident.
