"Good but lacks a fruity edge"
I have only used this with wine so far but found it to be quite good. I am un able to have commercial bottled mulled wine due to the ingredients not being listed in sufficient detail therefore I do not know what that would taste like in comparison. The syrup plus wine made a pleasant drink but both myself and my husband found it to be greatly improved by the addition of a couple of slivers of orange peel giving the drink the more fruity edge which we felt was lacking.