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Suntory Whiskey

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

Flapen Score

48
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Market size 34Growth 76Conversion 70Competition 8Returns 98Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 46Quality gap 24
This niche Category average

Is Suntory Whiskey profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Suntory Whiskey is a £163K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Suntory Whiskey: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +62.1% over the last 90 days and 6.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£163K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr+62.1%83K
Conversion rate6.4%
Avg price£30.68

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 26
Top-5 product click share91%
Open market0%
Avg brand age79 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 9 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,878

Top Suntory Whiskey 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 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£16K£33K£49K£65K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • -196℃ 瞬間凍結62%
  • Toki.31%
  • Suntory4%
  • Hibiki2%

Suntory Whiskey demand & seasonality

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

Volume83KCVR6.4%Products9Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate4.1%Rating4.6★Reviews1,878Avg BSR#58
2K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Prime Day '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

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

Top Suntory Whiskey search terms shoppers use

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

  • suntory14K/yr
  • toki whiskey7K/yr
  • suntory whiskey13K/yr
  • strong zero9K/yr
  • -1967K/yr
  • 196 suntory4K/yr
  • suntory 1965K/yr
  • 1967K/yr
  • toki6K/yr
  • suntory japanese whisky3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Suntory Whiskey

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

What buyers love

96% of reviews
Taste-Overall29%

Very Asian taste

Alcohol Flavor24%

with less alcoholic flavouring

Value For Money13%

Also much cheaper than Japanese supermarkets

Quality-Overall11%

Good quality

Flavor8%

the other flavours are much better than this

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Value For Money57%

Expensive for what it is

Taste-Overall7%

it tastes absolutely grim

Smell7%

One for those who think most whiskies even smell off-putting

Ingredients-Overall7%

chemical soup

Artificial Sweeteners7%

Use real sugar

Common Suntory Whiskey questions

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

Flapen scores Suntory Whiskey 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £163K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +62.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Suntory Whiskey on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.