Brandy vs. Rum

Brandynoun

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

Brandynoun

(countable) Any variety of brandy.

Brandynoun

(countable) A glass of brandy.

Brandyverb

(transitive) To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.

Brandynoun

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.

Brandynoun

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

Brandy

Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif.

Rumnoun

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

Rumnoun

(countable) A serving of rum.

Rumnoun

(countable) A kind or brand of rum.

Rumnoun

A queer or odd person or thing.

Rumnoun

A country parson.

Rumnoun

Any odd person or thing.

Rumnoun

(rare) The card game rummy.

Rumadjective

(obsolete) Fine, excellent, valuable.

Rumadjective

Strange, peculiar.

Rumnoun

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.

Rumnoun

A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson.

Rumadjective

Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.

Rumnoun

distilled from fermented molasses

Rumnoun

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

Rumadjective

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;

Rum

Rum is a liquor made by fermenting then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels.