I like them both!

PS - you need a poll option for "both are fine" - I did not vote for that reason.

I picked cider, but only because I don't know what mulled wine actually is.

I've never liked the taste of mulled wine - perhaps I love red wine too much to mess with the taste quite so much. My spiking of choice for the cider is Pimm's #3 cup (made with brandy, as opposed to Pimm's #1, which is gin-based). It's not available in the US but I had a friend traveling to the UK bring some back for me. It tastes of clove, citrus, and a variety of other spices, and works amazingly well heated in cider. Pimm's #3 was phased out but has returned as the seasonal "Pimm's Winter". It is, however, still unavailable in the United States, which is quite the tragedy.

Oh I just love hot winter cocktails...spiked hot cider is the best in my opinion.

I love hot apple cider unspiked and mulled wine!

Everyone, at some point in their life, should travel to Germany around Christmas time for the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) and Glühwein (Mulled Wine) that will undoubtedly be available. God I miss Germany.

Mulled cider.

My FI proposed to me last year on our trip to Brussels at their Christmas Market...they served warm spiced wines and spiked cocoas in the streets with chocolate dipped waffles. It was amazing.

Neither! How about some creme de menthe hot chocolate?

cider. never had mulled wine.

Glühwein is awesome. Especially with cherry liqueur in it!

Glog!!
shoneyjoe--Thanks for nothing, now I very much want to try the unavailable to me pimms #3. I already like pimms cup.

I adore Gluhwein, I was lucky enough to find a box of the spices in a German Christmas shop last year, so I'm just waiting for an excuse to make it!

For the holidays, mulled wine.

Just mulled apple cider sans the booze for me or some hot chocolate though I have never tried mulled wine I am curious but extremely doubtful I would like it anyways

i've tried mulled wine and it's not my thing, so i think that i'd be more included to have the spiked cider (granted i guess it all depends on what it's spiked with and how much it impacts the flavor)

mulled wine is yucky
but i enjoy cider!

I don't like cider of any kind.

I really love spiked egg nog, even though it's not warm.

A delicious spiked cider after a day of working outside in the wind and rain or finishing a day of apple butter and pumpkin butter making...A yummy mulled wine at the end of a cold and rainy winter day in front of a gently glowing fire...ahhh, bliss! Although the spiked hot cocoa idea sounds delicious too! I think I'll do that this evening!LOL

Mulled wine is out of this world delicious!

i prefer hot buttered rum mmmmm

Cider!

Cider!

I've never had either, but I love Baileys and coffee.

My fave spiked cider recipe is to heat 2 parts apple cider to 1 part cranberry juice, then add some spices into a tea ball (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves) and warm. Then add a bit of spiced rum to taste and enjoy!!