The base composition of vodka is vegetable or grain, sugar, yeast and alchohol. Fermentation is the process which is used in its preparation. However the taste and aroma of vodka varies from place to place depending on the raw material and alchohol content.

In some countries vodka is prepared from grains such as sorghum, corn, rye and wheat of which roy and wheat vodkas are considered superior. In some places vodka is made up from potatoes, molasses, soybeans, grapes and sugar beets.