How competitive is the Black Sambuca niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

5 brands and 50 sellers compete in Black Sambuca on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Black Sambuca products take 87% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Black Sambuca?

Black Sambuca buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Sweetness, Flavor, Alcohol Content, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.4%.

What does it cost to enter the Black Sambuca niche?

Black Sambuca sells for £16.72 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, inside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £12.76–£20.20. The average incumbent carries 2,594 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Black Sambuca

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Black Sambuca doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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This niche Category average

Is Black Sambuca profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Sambuca is a £242K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (185K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Black Sambuca: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +14.9% over the last 90 days and 7.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£242K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K

Search volume / yr+14.9%185K

Conversion rate7.8%

Avg price£16.72

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 50

Top-5 product click share87%

Open market0%

Avg brand age81 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 · 11 products

Top Black Sambuca products & what they sell for

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Antica Sambuca Classic Sambuca Liqueur 70cl 38% ABV Blend of Star Anise Distillate Essential Oils and Pure White Sugar Best Served Cold Ideal Neat in Coffee or Cocktails Gift Idea

Price: £12.76
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 6,659
Age: 16y ago

Antica Sambuca Black Liquorice Sambuca 70cl

Price: £14.50
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 6,659
Age: 15y ago

Antica Black Sambuca 1 Litre (38 Percent ABV)

Price: £20.20
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 6,659
Age: 3y ago

Antica Sambuca Classic Sambuca Liqueur 1l 38% ABV Blend of Star Anise Distillate Essential Oils and Pure White Sugar Best Served Cold Ideal Neat in Coffee or Cocktails Gift Idea

Price: £19.89
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 6,659
Age: 3y ago

Molinari Extra | Sambuca Premium Star Anise Liqueur Digestif 50cl 40% ABV

Price: £12.83
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 36
Age: 9y ago

Newest

by launch date

Zanin 1895 Sambuca Liqueur 70cl 38% ABV | Sweet Smooth Anise Liqueur

Price: £15.49
Rating: 4.9/5
Reviews: 36
Age: 11mo ago

LaMosca Banana Sambuca 70cl Sweet Strong Premium Banana infused Italian Sambuca Liqueur | 211 years of heritage.

Price: £17.34
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 40
Age: 2y ago

Antica Black Sambuca 1 Litre (38 Percent ABV)

Price: £20.20
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 6,659
Age: 3y ago

Antica Sambuca Classic Sambuca Liqueur 1l 38% ABV Blend of Star Anise Distillate Essential Oils and Pure White Sugar Best Served Cold Ideal Neat in Coffee or Cocktails Gift Idea

Price: £19.89
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 6,659
Age: 3y ago

Molinari Extra | Sambuca Premium Star Anise Liqueur Digestif 50cl 40% ABV

Price: £12.83
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 36
Age: 9y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Antica Sambuca83%
Luxardo6%
LaMosca5%
Molinari4%
Zanin3%

Black Sambuca demand & seasonality

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

Volume185KCVR7.8%Products11Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate1.5%Rating4.7★Reviews2,594Avg BSR#72

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Top Black Sambuca search terms shoppers use

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

sambuca114K/yr +16.7%6.7% conv.
black sambuca32K/yr +9.8%12.6% conv.
sambuca black12K/yr +11.9%11.1% conv.
antica sambuca9K/yr +22.1%7.5% conv.
sambuca 1 litre bottle7K/yr -5.9%11.3% conv.
sambucca5K/yr +56.0%10.9% conv.
sambuca gift set5K/yr -25.8%0.9% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Sambuca

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

What buyers love

98% of reviews

Taste-Overall39%

“a clean anniseed taste and very nice”

Flavor18%

“really strong flavour”

Value For Money10%

“Excellent, good value”

Gifting Purpose7%

“Gift appreciated”

Alcohol Flavor7%

“Quality Liquor”

What buyers complain about

89% of reviews

Sweetness31%

“even for someone who likes way too much sugar in their tea and coffee, I can't help”

Flavor17%

“Not very pronounced flavour”

Alcohol Content17%

“Err its alcohol”

Leak-Proof17%

“It leaks from the pourer making a mess on our family gatherings table spoilt the occasion”

Taste-Overall8%

“It's not that I haven't enjoyed the taste”

Common Black Sambuca questions

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

Flapen scores Black Sambuca 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £242K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +14.9% over the last 90 days.