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title: "Tequila — £1.1M/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 57/100 · £1.1M/yr market · 850K searches/yr · £19.84 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **tequila**
**Launch it**
A $1.1M/yr market growing +25.6% this quarter with returns at 0.4% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 79Growth 54Conversion 69Competition 34Returns 98Price range 79Avg price 87Brand share 30Review moat 57Quality gap 16
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****£19.84**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Great****£1.1M**
£1.1M/yr · 850K searches
**Price range**
**Great****£9.76–£36.30**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****6.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****1,236.11**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Good****+25.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Okay****65%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tequila is a £1.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (850K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Launch it — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **tequila market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **50K–60K**
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£992K–£1.2M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#6**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **68%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **80 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**59**
**Top-5 brand share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**65%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**10%**
- Olmeca30% - El Jimador25% - Sierra15% - Jose Cuervo12% - Casamigos4% - Patrón3% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +25.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/tequila/trend)
## **Top tequila search terms**
- **tequila**706K/yr+27.0%4.7% conv. - **tequila blanco**39K/yr+23.5%6.3% conv. - **tequila 1l**14K/yr+137.3%4.0% conv. - **altos tequila**12K/yr+118.8%8.6% conv. - **tequilla**14K/yr-8.6%5.2% conv. - **blanco tequila**6K/yr+92.0%5.9% conv. - **olmeca altos tequila**7K/yr+56.6%8.0% conv. - **altos**5K/yr+91.6%7.2% conv. - **100% agave tequila**5K/yr+63.5%2.3% conv. - **lalo tequila**3K/yr+148.8%0.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/tequila/search-terms)
## **Top tequila 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%10%£107K20%£214K30%£320K40%£427K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Olmeca Altos Plata Tequila 70cl 38% ABV Made from 100% Blue Weber Agave Notes of Lime Lemon and Agave Award Winning Grown in Los Altos Mexico. Packaging may vary**Olmeca**£17.93**4.8★2,484 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007K9DHWW) [2**El Jimador Blanco Tequila 70 cl | 100% Blue Agave | Award Winning | Smooth Crisp and Perfect For Margarita & Paloma Cocktails | 38% ABV | Packaging May Vary**El Jimador**£16.36**4.7★635 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008O42P02) [3**Sierra Tequila Blanco Tequila | 50 cl | 35% ABV | Fresh Agave & Pepper With Citrus Notes | Ideal As A Shot With Lemon Juice & Salt Or In A Margarita**Sierra**£11.93**4.9★19 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV85MFM1) [4**Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila 35% ABV 70cl | Crisp Blue Agave Citrus & Pepper Notes | For Margaritas Palomas & Cocktails**Jose Cuervo**£16.38**4.7★1,828 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003ZIQNQE) [5**Olmeca Altos Reposado Tequila 70cl 38% ABV/Made from 100% Blue Weber Agave Top Ranked Tequila for Margaritas and Palomas Award Winning Aged in Bourbon Casks Grown in Los Altos Mexico**Olmeca**£19.30**4.7★905 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007K9DINK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Sierra Tequila Blanco Tequila | 70 cl | 35% ABV | Fresh Agave & Pepper With Citrus Notes | Ideal As A Shot With Lemon Juice & Salt Or In A Margarita**Sierra**£16.61**5 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKG9VNFK) [**Sierra Tequila Blanco Tequila | 50 cl | 35% ABV | Fresh Agave & Pepper With Citrus Notes | Ideal As A Shot With Lemon Juice & Salt Or In A Margarita**Sierra**£11.93**19 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV85MFM1) [**Altos Tequila Ready to Serve Lime Margarita 75cl 14.9% ABV Bar-Quality Pre-Mixed Margarita Cocktail Ready To Drink Lime and Subtle Sweetness Made from Award Winning Tequila**Olmeca**£10.88**272 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B2M8J9K3) [**Sierra Tequila Reposado 50cl**Sierra**£11.99**32 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3MSHMMZ) [**El Rayo Blanco Tequila | 100% Natural Blue Agave | Vegan & Gluten Free | 40% ABV 70cl**EL RAYO HA VUELTO**£24.49**659 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QH81VRX)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Sierra Tequila Blanco Tequila | 70 cl | 35% ABV | Fresh Agave & Pepper With Citrus Notes | Ideal As A Shot With Lemon Juice & Salt Or In A Margarita**Sierra**£16.61**4.8★**▲ 213%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKG9VNFK) [**Sierra Tequila Blanco Tequila | 50 cl | 35% ABV | Fresh Agave & Pepper With Citrus Notes | Ideal As A Shot With Lemon Juice & Salt Or In A Margarita**Sierra**£11.93**4.9★**▲ 145%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FV85MFM1) [**El Jimador Blanco Tequila 70 cl | 100% Blue Agave | Award Winning | Smooth Crisp and Perfect For Margarita & Paloma Cocktails | 38% ABV | Packaging May Vary**El Jimador**£16.36**4.7★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008O42P02) [**Olmeca Altos Reposado Tequila 70cl 38% ABV/Made from 100% Blue Weber Agave Top Ranked Tequila for Margaritas and Palomas Award Winning Aged in Bourbon Casks Grown in Los Altos Mexico**Olmeca**£19.30**4.7★**▲ 25%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007K9DINK) [**El Jimador Reposado Tequila 70 cl | 100% Blue Agave | Award Winning | Aged in Oak for Smooth Warm Flavour | Perfect for Margarita and Paloma Cocktails | 38% ABV | Packaging May Vary**El Jimador**£17.35**4.7★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004BF60TU)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tequila**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Alcohol Flavor**40%
*“Amazing drink”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“Worth buying”*
**Taste-Overall**17%
*“Taste great”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“its good quality and smooth”*
**Flavor**4%
*“Good flavour”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“As advertised”*
**Blend/Ratio**2%
*“Great blend”*
**Sweetness**1%
*“Smooth tasting with a little bit of sweetness”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“easy to use”*
**Design-Overall**1%
*“It's a quirky kind of bottle design”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**31%
*“Tastes very different now it is definitely a different product now”*
**Alcohol Flavor**18%
*“Awful tequila, Bought for someone else as they specifically asked for it”*
**Alcohol Content**13%
*“At one point I actually checked the bottle to confirm it was alcoholic”*
**Ingredients-Overall**5%
*“It doesn't taste like tequila at all, it's full of additives and sugars, extraction by chemicals”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Very small bottle”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“The bottle isnt the same”*
**Sweetness**5%
*“it is much too sweet for me”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is tequila profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £1.1M/yr across 19 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +25.6%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (57/100).
- **How competitive is the tequila niche?**
- 12 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in tequila?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Alcohol Flavor, Alcohol Content. The return rate is 0.4%.
- **When does demand for tequila peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the tequila niche?**
- Listings span £9.76–£36.30; the average listing price is £19.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,236 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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