preserving elderflower cordial

[milesthemeat]

Hi all

Just made a large batch of elderflower cordial and am looking for the best way to preserve it.

I don't want to use up any of my freezer space so want to bottle the liquid. Any wine makers out there have any suggestions?

I did think of pasteurising it but am not sure if the heat will destroy the subtle flavour

Thanks

[jpj]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campden_tablets

[saucisson]

Some recipes advocate pouring boiling sugar syrup over the flower heads and if you are making elderflower wine you normally boil the flowers (less the stalks). I have made it with a hot syrup and it kept quite well in the fridge although it did pick up a tiny bit of fizz suggesting the wild yeasts might have survived to some extent. If you made yours cold I would try jpj's idea. Why not also take one bottles worth and see what happens if you heat it to pateurisation temperatures?

Dave