Grouse

Grouse /ˈɡraʊs/ are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae. Grouse are frequently assigned to the subfamily Tetraoninae (sometimes Tetraonidae), a classification supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence studies, and applied by the American Ornithologists' Union,ITIS, and others. Grouse inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, from pine forests to moorland and mountainside, from 83° North (rock ptarmigan in northern Greenland) to 28° North (Attwater's prairie chicken in Texas).

Description

Grouse are heavily built like other Galliformes such as chickens. They range in length from 31 to 95 cm (12 to 37 in), and in weight from 0.3 to 6.5 kg (0.66 to 14.33 lb). Males are bigger than females—twice as heavy in the western capercaillie, the biggest member of the family. Grouse have feathered nostrils. Their legs are feathered to the toes, and in winter the toes, too, have feathers or small scales on the sides, an adaptation for walking on snow and burrowing into it for shelter. Unlike other Galliformes, they have no spurs.

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The Famous Grouse

The Famous Grouse is a brand of blended Scotch whisky, first produced by Matthew Gloag & Son in 1896, and currently produced and owned by The Edrington Group. The single malt whiskies used in The Famous Grouse blend include the Edrington owned Highland Park and The Macallan. Its emblem is the Red Grouse, Scotland's national game bird.

It has been the highest selling whisky in Scotland since 1980. As a standard price blended Scotch whisky, its main competitors in its home market are Bell's, Teacher's and Grant's. The majority of its UK sales are during the Christmas period.

History

Matthew Gloag was a grocer and wine merchant in Perth, Scotland. Gloag purchased whiskies from distilleries around Scotland, and when Queen Victoria visited Perth in 1842, he was invited to supply the wines for the royal banquet.

In 1860, his son, William Gloag, took over the company and began producing blended whiskies. In 1896, William's nephew, also named Matthew after his grandfather, took over the company. He created The Grouse Brand blend in 1896, which due to its popularity, was renamed "The Famous Grouse" in 1905. Matthew Gloag's daughter Phillippa first designed the label's grouse icon.

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Grouse (disambiguation)

Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes.

Grouse may also refer to:

Military

  • USS Grouse, several US Navy ships
  • 9K38 Igla, a Russian/Soviet surface-to-air missile, by NATO reporting name
  • Operation Grouse (disambiguation), several military operations during the Second World War

    • Places

  • Grouse Mountain, Canada
  • Grouse Mountain (California), U.S.
  • Grouse Mountain, two mountains in Gallatin County, Montana, US; see List of mountains in Gallatin County, Montana
  • Grouse Creek (British Columbia), a creek in Canada
  • Grouse Creek (Humboldt County, California), a creek in Humboldt County, California, U.S.
  • Grouse Creek (Placer County, California), a creek in Placer County, California, U.S.

    • Other uses

  • Toyama Grouses, a Japanese basketball team
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