What alcoholic drink is made from molasses?

The story behind the answer

Rum is distilled from fermented sugarcane byproducts—most commonly molasses, the thick, sweet residue left after refining sugar. While some rums use fresh sugarcane juice (rhum agricole), classic Caribbean rums rely on molasses, whose sugars ferment readily and yield the spirit’s characteristic notes of caramel, tropical fruit, and spice, often deepened by barrel aging.

By contrast, gin is neutral spirit flavored with juniper and botanicals, whisky is distilled from malted or unmalted grains, and vodka typically comes from grains or potatoes. History tip: rum flourished in the Caribbean sugar colonies and fueled the Atlantic “triangular trade.” Memory hook: Rum = Residual sugar