Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. Rum is produced in a variety of styles. Light rums are commonly used in cocktails.

Vodka is a distilled beverage. It is a clear liquid which consists of mostly water and ethanol purified by distillation. Vodka usually has an alcohol content of 35% to 50% by volume. The classic Polish, Lithuanian and Russian vodka is 40%.

whiskey although they are produced from rye and maize and distilled twice or thrice.
its refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled.
Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn).

Answered by Ajay Kumar , an ibibo Citizen, at 1:49 PM on November 11, 2008

Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak and other barrels. The majority of the world's rum production occurs in and around the Caribbean and in several South American countries, such as Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil, though there are rum producers in places such as Australia, Fiji, India, Reunion Island, Mauritius, and elsewhere around the world.

Rum is produced in a variety of styles. Light rums are commonly used in cocktails. In addition to cocktails, golden and dark rums are appropriate for drinking straight, or as a brandy for cooking. Premium rums are also available that are made to be consumed neat or on the rocks.

Vodka is a distilled beverage. It is a clear liquid which consists of mostly water and ethanol purified by distillation — often multiple distillation — from a fermented substance such as potatoes, grain (usually rye or wheat) or sugar beet molasses, and an insignificant amount of other substances such as flavorings or unintended impurities.[citation needed]

Vodka usually has an alcohol content of 35% to 50% by volume. The classic Polish, Lithuanian and Russian vodka is 40% (80 proof). This can be attributed to the Russian standards for vodka production introduced in 1894 by Alexander III. According to the Vodka Museum in Moscow, Dmitri Mendeleev, a Russian chemist, found the perfect percentage to be 38. However, since spirits in his time were taxed on their strength, the percentage was rounded up to 40 to simplify the tax computation. At strengths less than this, Vodka drunk neat (without ice and not mixed with other liquids) can taste "watery": above this strength, the taste of Vodka can have more "burn". Some governments set a minimum alcohol content for a spirit to be called "Vodka". For example, the European Union sets a minimum of 37.5% alcohol by volume

Whisky (Scottish Gaelic: uisge-beatha), or whiskey (Irish: uisce beatha or fuisce), refers to a broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash and aged in wooden casks (generally oak).

Different grains are used for different varieties, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize (corn). Whisky derives from the Gaelic word for "water" (uisce or uisge), and is called in full uisge-beatha (in Scotland) or uisce beatha (Ireland), meaning "Water of Life". It is related to the Latin aqua vitae, also meaning "water of life".

Answered by Amar Jha , an ibibo Advisor, at 6:54 PM on November 05, 2008

hi tej, the difference between these 3 lies in its base products and methods.

rum in simple words is from sugarcane juice, or molasess fermeneted with yeast, pot distelled and stored of a year in cask or stainless steel. coloured by burned sugar. this drink is from caribean

vodka made from all starch contained items like rye, corn and wheat. distilled and passed thru charcoel. its color less and odourless. mostly plain and if needed flavor is added. its the drink of russia.

whisky, although they are produced from rye and maize and distilled twice or thrice, in india they are made from molasses and often consider as rum outside india. few distillers had started producing whisky from other sources too. its the drink of ireland and america.

Answered by Thirumuruga , an ibibo Citizen, at 9:31 AM on November 05, 2008