Is cocktail cherries profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £165K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -19.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).

How competitive is the cocktail cherries niche?

5 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 91% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cocktail cherries?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for cocktail cherries peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.9× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cocktail cherries niche?

Listings span £2.30–£10.17; the average listing price is £7.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,592 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cocktail cherries

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible15.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay1,592

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay£165K

£165K/yr · 150K searches

Avg price

Bad£7.18

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-19.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Bad91%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£2.30–£10.17

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cocktail cherries is a £165K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (150K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cocktail cherries market data

Units sold / yr: 20K–25K; avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr: £144K–£180K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 15.3%
Avg BSR: #86
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 88%
Sponsored: 38%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 53 months
Avg seller age: 193 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Opies50%
Luxardo33%
VED11%
PME3%
Haddar3%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 77 weeks — -19.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.9×

Open Trend

Top cocktail cherries search terms

maraschino cherries59K/yr -15.7%14.2% conv.
cocktail cherries34K/yr -16.6%14.9% conv.
luxardo maraschino cherries15K/yr -8.1%15.2% conv.
cherries with stem8K/yr -35.2%15.3% conv.
maraschino cherry7K/yr +13.6%14.7% conv.
opies cherries7K/yr -27.6%8.5% conv.
cocktail cherries with stem5K/yr -23.1%11.6% conv.
luxardo cherries4K/yr -16.6%11.9% conv.
maraschino cherries with stems5K/yr -59.5%13.8% conv.
cocktail cherries for drinks6K/yr -42.7%18.2% conv.

All search terms

Top cocktail cherries products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

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

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Luxardo Maraschino Cherries 400g (14.1 oz) | Candied Marasca Cherries soaked in Luxardo marasca cherry syrup | The ultimate cocktail cherry used in the worlds best bars

Luxardo£10.174.8★9,961 rev

Opies Cocktail Cherries Maraschino 225g

Opies£2.304.7★923 rev

Opies Cocktail Cherries With Stems 500g Jar Red

Opies£5.624.3★689 rev

Ved Gourmet Original Black Maraschino Cherries - Italian Cherry for Old-Fashioned Cocktails - Vegan Cocktail Bourbon Cherries in Natural Syrup for Cocktail Garnish 300G

VED£8.874.5★118 rev

Ved Gourmet Original Red Maraschino Cherries - Italian Cherry for Old-Fashioned Cocktails - Vegan Cocktail Bourbon Cherries in Natural Syrup for Cocktail Garnish - 300g Jar

VED£8.214.1★156 rev

Newest

by launch date

Haddar Red Maraschino Cherries with Stems 430g | Old Fashioned Cocktail Cherries | Sweet & Vibrant Cherries for Dessert Garnish Baking Drinks

Haddar£9.69200 rev

1y ago

PME Cake Red Stemmed Maraschino Cherries | (225g)

PME£7.3981 rev

1y ago

Ved Gourmet Original Black Maraschino Cherries - Italian Cherry for Old-Fashioned Cocktails - Vegan Cocktail Bourbon Cherries in Natural Syrup for Cocktail Garnish 300G

VED£8.87118 rev

2y ago

Ved Gourmet Original Red Maraschino Cherries - Italian Cherry for Old-Fashioned Cocktails - Vegan Cocktail Bourbon Cherries in Natural Syrup for Cocktail Garnish - 300g Jar

VED£8.21156 rev

4y ago

Luxardo Maraschino Cherries 400g (14.1 oz) | Candied Marasca Cherries soaked in Luxardo marasca cherry syrup | The ultimate cocktail cherry used in the worlds best bars

Luxardo£10.179,961 rev

13y ago

What buyers say about cocktail cherries

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall38%

“Absolutely delicious”

Quality-Overall18%

“Excellent product”

Alcohol Flavor12%

“Perfect for cocktails”

Value For Money9%

“good value for money”

Flavor8%

“Powerful flavour and colour is great”

Sweetness4%

“These cherries are delicious, succulent and rich dark ruby red in colour, they are sweet without being sickly and with sufficient depth of flavour that they make a complimentary garnish to cocktails”

Color3%

“colour is great”

Baking3%

“topped with a cherry ontop before baking yummy I find they do keep well in there syrupy liquid well”

Leak-Proof1%

“glass jar feels premium and seals properly, no leaking or sticky mess”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“texture is good too”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money22%

“pricey”

Quality-Overall22%

“not as good as the ones Lidl have in occasionally”

Moist/Dry11%

“the contents were dry when opened”

Eco Friendliness11%

“Bad for environment”

Taste-Overall4%

“there also seems to be a faint tinge of vinegar in the taste”

Flavor4%