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Bourbon Whiskey

Bourbon Whiskey shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-14.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look

Top 28% of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · +4 vs the category median of 46

Market size 59Growth 18Conversion 52Competition 41Returns 100Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 34Review moat 37Quality gap 23
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Bourbon Whiskey profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Bourbon Whiskey is a €479K/yr Amazon Germany market (445K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Bourbon Whiskey: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -14.1% over the last 90 days and 4.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€479K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-14.1%445K
Conversion rate4.3%
Avg price€25.23

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 79
Top-5 product click share60%
Open market16%
Avg brand age92 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 23 products

Sponsored placement70%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews2,758

Top Bourbon Whiskey products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€24K€48K€72K€96K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

79

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

10%

  • Bulleit26%
  • Maker's Mark19%
  • Wild Turkey16%
  • Buffalo Trace13%
  • Woodford Reserve11%
  • Four Roses6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)

Bourbon Whiskey demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume445KCVR4.3%Products23Brands12Top 5 Brands85%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews2,758Avg BSR#96
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Bourbon Whiskey search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • bourbon whiskey134K/yr
  • bourbon77K/yr
  • bulleit bourbon24K/yr
  • makers mark whiskey29K/yr
  • woodford reserve27K/yr
  • buffalo trace20K/yr
  • wild turkey17K/yr
  • makers mark22K/yr
  • wild turkey 10114K/yr
  • bourbon whisky14K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bourbon Whiskey

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

94% of reviews
Alkoholgeschmack34%

Bester standard bourbon

Geschmack insgesamt21%

Schmeckt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis15%

Bestes Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis

Geschmack11%

Geschmacklich sehr gut

Qualität insgesamt4%

Ein sauberes, gut gemachtes Produkt

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt28%

Geschmacklich dünn

Geschmack18%

Geschmacklich dünn

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis16%

muss etwas mehr investieren

Süße4%

Dieser ist aber nicht so süß wie andere

Alkoholgehalt4%

Alkohollastig

Bourbon Whiskey return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
100%

Common Bourbon Whiskey questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Bourbon Whiskey 50/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €479K/yr across 23 tracked products. Search demand moved -14.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Bourbon Whiskey on Amazon Germany peaks in Mar–Apr–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.