United Rum Merchants

United Rum Merchants was a British rum shipper, bonder and bottler that was established in 1946 through the merger of Alfred Lamb & Son, Lemon Hart & Son, Henry White & Co and Portal, Dingwall & Norris. All had been successful ventures previously, however had felt significant financial strain due to the effects of the second world war on their businesses. Shortly after in 1949, the company was acquired by the powerful Booker Brothers, McConnell & Co which had sugar estates across the Caribbean.

The company's flagship brands were the Lamb's and Lemon Hart labels, however these were sold by its parent company, Pernod Ricard, in the early 21st century and the company was subsequently dissolved in 2010. The rights to the vacant United Rum Merchants trademark were then acquired by group of Danish investors in 2019, who use it as a trading name for a business called URM United Rum Merchants APS.