Is someone really excited? Is someone seriously muscled? Is someone or something really FU as in the old military acronyms SNAFU or FUBAR? Depending on context, the phrase "all jacked up" refers to any, some, or all of those things. In 2016 Jordan Brower at Mayahuel in New York City created the All Jacked Up, and the great Artist With A Cocktail on Instagram introduced me to it.

1 ounce mezcal
1 ounce sweet vermouth
.75 ounces apple brandy
.25 ounces Fernet Branca
.25 ounces maraschino liqueur

Combine in a mixing glass with ice, stir with overly strong and energetic rhythm, and strain into a chilled glass. Apple fan garnish optional.

Subtle is not a word I'd use to describe the All Jacked Up. Complex is. Mezcal (tequila's smokier cousin used in drinks such as the Pura Vida), sweet vermouth (a key component of classics such as the Boulevardier), and apple brandy (a mainstay of drinks such as the Pan Am Clipper), combine better than you might think to give the All Jacked Up a robust foundation. Comparing apples to apples, apple brandy and applejack are similar but not the same, and either works well here. A touch of Fernet Branca and maraschino liqueur add a little bracing bitterness and sweetness.

One (at most two) All Jacked Up will get you jacked up in a positive way. More than that, you might be looking at the negative way. Be positive and enjoy!