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title: "Cocktail Syrup — £406K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 54/100 · £406K/yr market. Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cocktail syrup**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 56Growth 80Conversion 84Competition 34Returns 100Price range 10Avg price 30Brand share 0Review moat 67Quality gap 43
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Great****+71.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Good****801.35**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Good****£406K**
£406K/yr · 453K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****65%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Okay****£9.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.89–£16.26**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cocktail syrup is a £406K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (453K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **cocktail syrup market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£384K–£480K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#52**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **65%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **58 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **176 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**5 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**46**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**65%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Monin41% - Simply35% - 1883 MAISON ROUTIN22% - Torani2% - Hershey's1% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +71.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.0×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/cocktail-syrup/trend)
## **Top cocktail syrup search terms**
- **strawberry syrup**197K/yr+68.1%11.1% conv. - **1883 syrup**65K/yr+54.2%3.5% conv. - **monin strawberry syrup**31K/yr+109.0%12.2% conv. - **strawberry syrup for matcha**25K/yr+21.9%10.8% conv. - **mocktail syrups**19K/yr+95.0%1.4% conv. - **183 syrup**16K/yr+47.0%2.4% conv. - **drink syrup**13K/yr+121.1%0.6% conv. - **sugar free strawberry syrup**12K/yr+35.1%8.0% conv. - **fruit syrup**11K/yr+82.0%0.8% conv. - **strawberry syrup for cocktails**10K/yr+110.4%9.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/cocktail-syrup/search-terms)
## **Top cocktail syrup 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.
0%5%£20K10%£41K15%£61K20%£81K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**MONIN Premium Strawberry Syrup 1L for Cocktails & Mocktails Vegan-Friendly**Monin**£9.94**4.7★1,358 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FN8QM2) [2**Simply Wild Strawberry Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£6.86**4.4★381 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W3GDDDD) [3**1883 Maison Routin Strawberry Syrup Perfect for Coffees Cocktails & Smoothies - Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free No Preservatives - 1L PET Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£10.02**4.7★554 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01E7JN8GW) [4**Monin Strawberry Syrup 250 ml Bottle**Monin**£6.72**4.6★654 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00115SMHG) [5**Simply Wild Strawberry Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£3.89**4.5★385 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0989SC4WM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**1883 Maison Routin Premium French Madeleine Syrup for Coffee Lattes & Desserts - Bakery Flavour Vegan-Friendly No Preservatives - 1L Glass Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£12.79**180 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DWFH1KS) [**1883 Maison Routin Premium Blueberry Syrup Natural Fruit Syrup Perfect for Cocktails & Mocktails Ice Tea Smoothies Desserts Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free 1L Glass Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£13.08**211 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZRN3GOW) [**Torani Sugar Free Strawberry Syrup 750ml**Torani**£9.34**1,162 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09D8JNVWP) [**Simply Wild Strawberry Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£3.89**385 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0989SC4WM) [**Simply Wild Strawberry Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£6.86**381 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W3GDDDD)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**1883 Maison Routin Premium French Madeleine Syrup for Coffee Lattes & Desserts - Bakery Flavour Vegan-Friendly No Preservatives - 1L Glass Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£12.79**4.5★**▲ 149%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DWFH1KS) [**MONIN Premium Strawberry Candy Syrup 700ml for Cocktails and Mocktails. Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free 100 Percent Natural Flavours and Colourings**Monin**£8.46**4.5★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FN9OCI) [**MONIN Premium Strawberry Syrup 700ml for Cocktails and Mocktails. Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free 100% Natural Flavours and Colourings**Monin**£10.69**4.7★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0049DH8TU) [**Simply Wild Strawberry Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£6.86**4.4★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W3GDDDD) [**1883 Maison Routin Strawberry Syrup Perfect for Coffees Cocktails & Smoothies - Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free No Preservatives - 1L PET Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£10.02**4.7★**▲ 14%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01E7JN8GW)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cocktail syrup**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**38%
*“So delicious - used for cocktails”*
**Flavor**13%
*“The flavor is delicious”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“good quality, great with coffee, will be buying more”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Good value”*
**Sweetness**8%
*“Its sweet and fresh-tasting,”*
**Alcohol Flavor**3%
*“Great for cocktails”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Decent size bottle too”*
**Blend/Ratio**2%
*“It blends well”*
**Caffeine Content**2%
*“Great Coffee Syrup”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**2%
*“It definitely adds sweetness to drinks”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**35%
*“Tastes horrible”*
**Sweetness**8%
*“Too sweet for me”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**7%
*“doesnt have the artificial sweetener after taste”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Not good quality”*
**Flavor**4%
*“It also has a weaker Vanilla taste this time”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“quite expensive”*
**Thickness**4%
*“Thin”*
**Dilute/Watery**3%
*“Tastless and watery, not impressed”*
**Smell**3%
*“The smell straight out of the bottle is quite unpleasant and very artificial”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“the bottle is too small as in picture”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Flavor**100%
## **Common questions**
- **Is cocktail syrup profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £406K/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +71.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- **How competitive is the cocktail syrup niche?**
- 5 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in cocktail syrup?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Sweetness, Artificial Sweeteners. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for cocktail syrup peak?**
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 4.0× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the cocktail syrup niche?**
- Listings span £3.89–£16.26; the average listing price is £9.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 801 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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