The Love Unit

Recipe from Ryan Magarian

Adapted by Pete Wells

Published November 28, 2006

  • Julie Keefe for The New York Times
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Ryan Magarian, a bar consultant in Seattle, developed a cocktail he calls the Love Unit for the Hyde Lounge in West Hollywood. His clients were deeply skeptical when he told them the Love Unit contains vanilla rum, grapefruit juice, basil leaves and red bell peppers. “Everybody kind of went, ‘No way,’ ” Mr. Magarian recalled. And yet the Love Unit has found a loyal following. —Pete Wells

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Ingredients

Yield:1 cocktail

  • 3 red bell pepper rings, sliced ¼- to ½-inch thick

  • 3 basil leaves

  • 1 ounce vanilla rum

  • 1 ounce light rum

  • ¾ ounce fresh lime juice

  • ½ ounce fresh grapefruit juice

  • ½ ounce simple syrup

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Nutritional analysis per serving

15 grams carbs; 188 calories; 1 gram fiber; 11 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein; 13 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a cocktail shaker gently muddle two bell pepper rings and two basil leaves. Add remaining ingredients. Fill shaker with ice and shake vigorously for 6 seconds.

  2. Step 2

    Pour drink through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a chilled cocktail glass. Place second basil leaf on palm of one hand and slap it with the other. Float it atop drink. Balance other bell pepper ring on rim of glass.

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J English

Delicious. I didn’t have vanilla rum so I doubled the light rum and used a Demerara-vanilla simple syrup.

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Adapted from Ryan Magarian

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