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Whisky

Pass

Whisky scores 70 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $12.3M a year here, demand is soft, at -2.7% this quarter, and returns run at 0.3% of orders.

Flapen Score
70
70 / 100
Top 1% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +24 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£12.3M/yr8.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
-2.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
30%top-5 click share · 37 brands · 80 sellers

Flapen Score

Whisky against its category

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

70Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Whisky market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Whisky 8.9M times last year and spent an estimated £12.3M. The top 5 brands take 40% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 70 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

6.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 8.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £12.3M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
8.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-2.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.3%
Market size, estimated
£12.3Ma year
Peak month
December3.3× the quietest month
Top search term
whisky3.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £22.06.

Listings sell for £22.06 on average, from £12.87 to £53.92. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 400K to 500K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At £22.06 that is £110K to £132K a year per listing.

Average price
£22.06inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£12.87–£53.92
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
400K–500K
Units per listing a year
5,000–6,000
Revenue per listing a year
£110K–£132K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

94% 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 #46 within Beer, Wine & Spirits. It carries 5,266 reviews at 4.72 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#46in Beer, Wine & Spirits
Average rating
4.72 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,266per listing
Listings tracked
54

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 74 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
74 months

Products

Top 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 only 30% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£369K£738K£1.1M£1.5M1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

37 falling

Sellers

80

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

54%

  • Jura10%
  • The Famous Grouse10%
  • Bankhall8%
  • Whyte & Mackay7%
  • Talisker6%
  • Laphroaig5%

Demand

Whisky search demand

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

500K300KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Search terms

Top Whisky search terms shoppers use

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

  • whisky3.1M/yr
  • whisky deal of the day1.5M/yr
  • whiskey1.2M/yr
  • single malt whisky543K/yr
  • whiskey deals of the day500K/yr
  • malt whisky272K/yr
  • single malt whisky offers313K/yr
  • malt whisky 70cl offers deal of the day218K/yr
  • scotch whisky184K/yr
  • jura190K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Whisky

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

Complain

Taste-Overall25%−0.04

Bizarre taste sensations

Horrible taste

Has a really unpleasant after taste

Value For Money10%+1.06

which was more expensive

maybe I expected too much at this price point

more expensive

Quality-Overall8%−0.01

Poor quality

This bottle seemed poor in quality

Just not the usual quality I would expect from this product

Flavor8%−0.03

Really weak flavour

Not flavour at all

There doesn't seem to be any flavor profile

Alcohol Flavor7%+2.88

It's alcohol

unpleasant to drink

Awful drink

Love

Alcohol Flavor33%+2.88

Easy to drink

Smooth drink

Perfectly described fantastic drink

Value For Money22%+1.06

Good Value

great value for money

Great value for the money

Taste-Overall15%−0.04

Excellent taste

A unique taste

A lovely smooth taste

Quality-Overall8%−0.01

Great product and availability

Amazing quality

The quality and smoothness great and excellent appearance

Gifting Purpose7%+0.81

great for gifting

Gorgeous gift

Good for gifting

Return

0.3% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall21%▁▁▅█▁▂
Defective Material/Parts16%▁█▂▁▁▃
Quality-Overall12%▁▁▅▆█▄

Poor quality

This bottle seemed poor in quality

Just not the usual quality I would expect from this product

Value For Money12%█▁▁▃▁▄

which was more expensive

maybe I expected too much at this price point

more expensive

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%▁▁▃▁▁█

The description sounds great but it isnt

The product details are a bit weird

I expect something to vaguely resemble its description

FAQ

Common Whisky questions

Answered from the same tracked data.