Combine the water, dried elderberries, grated ginger, cloves, star anise and cinnamon in a pan and bring to a boil.
Simmer over a low heat for about 40 minutes until the mixture has reduced by half.
While the syrup is simmering sterilize 5 small 4 oz jelly jars.
Allow the syrup to cool a little and then strain it.
Combine the strained liquid with honey. The syrup needs to be cool enough (less than 115°F) so that it doesn’t cook the honey.
Discard the herbs at this stage.
Pour into the sterilized jars and keep in the fridge.
