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Absinthe

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — Absinthe doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 25Growth 20Conversion 38Competition 19Returns 97Price range 83Avg price 95Brand share 12Review moat 84Quality gap 22
This niche Category average

Is Absinthe profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Absinthe is a £103K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (120K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Absinthe: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -9.7% over the last 90 days and 3.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£103K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-9.7%120K
Conversion rate3.0%
Avg price£28.38

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 14
Top-5 product click share77%
Open market5%
Avg brand age88 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews317

Top Absinthe 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 capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£10K£21K£31K£41K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • La Fee62%
  • Fanny's Distilling Company Limited15%
  • Trenet9%
  • Absente6%
  • Mr. Jekyll3%
  • St. George Spirits2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Absinthe demand & seasonality

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

Volume120KCVR3.0%Products12Brands8Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate6.7%Rating4.7★Reviews317Avg BSR#71
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top Absinthe search terms shoppers use

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

  • absinthe84K/yr
  • absinthe alcohol15K/yr
  • absynth5K/yr
  • absent3K/yr
  • absinth2K/yr
  • absynth alcohol3K/yr
  • absente alcohol4K/yr
  • absinthe 89.93K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Absinthe

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Taste-Overall41%

Taste great

Alcohol Flavor22%

A good tasting absinthe that goes down well

Quality-Overall17%

Very good quality

Smell8%

Lovely smell of aniseed

Value For Money6%

I thought it great value for money

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Taste-Overall50%

Tastes like pernod to me

Value For Money50%

Expensive

Common Absinthe questions

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

Flapen scores Absinthe 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £103K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Absinthe on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.