Oppenheimer's famous martini.

Not only did he become Death, the destroyer of worlds, but apparently, he had a mean hand with a martini jug, at least according to the Washington Post.

The father of the atomic bomb was known among colleagues and friends for the strong martinis he made, often with a signature flourish: He dipped the rims of the chilled glasses in a mixture of lime juice and honey. His preference for the drink is chronicled in “American Prometheus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin that was the basis for the movie. And the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which Oppenheimer helped found, features a recipe for the concoction on its website: “four ounces of gin and a dash of vermouth; the rim of the chilled glass was dipped in honey and lime juice.”

Nolan incorporated the drink in a pivotal scene, though it isn’t explicitly referenced or explained. Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, is in the kitchen during a dinner party with his friend and Berkeley colleague Haakon Chevalier when he prepares several glasses. Their conversation — in which Chevalier suggests a means of passing along information about his work to the Russians — later becomes known as the “Chevalier Incident,” and Oppenheimer’s attempt to obscure his friend’s identity becomes problematic. The conversation in the scene is so gripping viewers might very well miss the action. And if they do notice it, they might wonder why the heck he’s dipping coupe glasses into a little bowl of what looks like dark liquid.

WaPo ‘reports’ that Oppenheimer's martinis were famously strong, with a mere "droplet" of vermouth, creating a destructive 16-to-1 gin-to-vermouth ratio. They were also known for their icy chill and the paper speculates his preference for a drier blend might have been due to the challenge of obtaining vermouth in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project era. One attendee fondly remembered the drinks as the coldest and most delightful martinis ever served.

Surely that balances out the whole Destroyer of Worlds thing?