A FURIOUS mum spent £17 on a bottle of gin, before discovering it was simply filled with water.

Jessica Pegg, 41, purchased the bottle of Bombay Sapphire from her local Asda supermarket in Bedminster, Bristol, on January 15, before opening it weeks later.

Last week she poured herself a gin and tonic, but claims it was full of water and there was no alcohol in the liquid.

The mum-of-two told The Bristol Post: "Essentially I have bought a really expensive bottle of water.

"In some ways it is quite funny, but at the same time £17 is quite a lot for gin, so it is a little annoying.

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"Having just had my second child I am a bit scatty, but I would like to think that both myself or the checkout person would have noticed of the seal or the tag had been broken."

But the gin company claim that it was "not possible" for the bottle of gin to become full of water during the production process.

A spokesperson for Bombay Sapphire said: "Bombay Sapphire prides itself on being a gin of exceptional quality.

"All production processes are heavily controlled and monitored to ensure that the product is at the correct alcohol strength as defined by regulatory requirements and it is not possible for water to reach the bottle in our production processes.

"We have received no correspondence on this matter, but as it has now been highlighted to us, we would like to investigate further, and kindly request the return of the bottle."

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