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Islay Whisky

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But the products selling today already average 4.8★, so Islay Whisky is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 14% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +9 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£1.1M/yr500K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 58 sellers

Flapen Score

Islay Whisky against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Islay Whisky is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Islay Whisky market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Islay Whisky 500K times last year and spent an estimated £1.1M. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 500K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.1M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
500K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.5%
Conversion, latest week
6.1%
Market size, estimated
£1.1Ma year
Peak month
December3.0× the quietest month
Top search term
laphroaig whisky79K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £36.20.

Listings sell for £36.20 on average, from £20.90 to £61.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £36.20 that is £45K to £54K a year per listing.

Average price
£36.20inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£20.90–£61.42
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£45K–£54K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #146 within Beer, Wine & Spirits. It carries 3,580 reviews at 4.76 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#146in Beer, Wine & Spirits
Average rating
4.76 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,580per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 91 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
91 months

Products

Top Islay Whisky products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£111K£222K£332K£443K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

9%

  • Laphroaig38%
  • Ardbeg23%
  • Bunnahabhain17%
  • Bruichladdich5%
  • Port Charlotte5%
  • Smokehead4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand

Islay Whisky search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

25K15KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Search terms

Top Islay Whisky search terms shoppers use

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

  • laphroaig whisky79K/yr
  • ardbeg54K/yr
  • bunnahabhain whisky46K/yr
  • islay whisky45K/yr
  • laphroaig30K/yr
  • laphroaig 10 year old29K/yr
  • bruichladdich whisky20K/yr
  • ardbeg 1020K/yr
  • caol ila19K/yr
  • smokehead whisky16K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Islay Whisky

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall20%−0.01

Really Bad Taste

Horrible, tastes like tcp

Overpriced to my taste

Value For Money17%−0.02

more expensive

Expensive RRP

Not worth the money

Flavor15%−0.04

I am a fan of big flavoured Islay malts which this definitely is not

The moderate flavour intensity is on a slow decline as time's passed

Laphroaig 10 bottled at 40 abv for the UK market has been ruined by having the flavors absolutely diluted out of it

Quality-Overall9%−0.01

Quite cheap

Not the usual quality - not Smokey

Usual ardbeg quality and unusual box

Smell7%+0.15

When you buy a Laphraoig, you expect the smell of seaweed, peat smoke and traditional blackface sheep

The peety Smokey aroma

Smokey

Love

Alcohol Flavor39%+3.94

Perfectly described fantastic drink

a very drinkable smooth dram

easy to drink with a decent bit of body

Taste-Overall15%−0.01

Amazing smokey taste

Excellent taste very light in colour

Superbe taste

Value For Money12%−0.02

it was good value

excellent value

Excellent value

Flavor11%−0.04

So much smooth flavour

Plenty of flavour

The flavour of this dram is good

Quality-Overall8%−0.01

Great product and availability

The quality and smoothness great and excellent appearance

Excellent product

FAQ

Common Islay Whisky questions

Answered from the same tracked data.