I imagine that Americans lack of proper tea preparation ritual is as mysterious to you as instant coffee is to us. I have instant coffee because a friend who borrowed our apartment left it with us. With tea, I use a kettle to heat the water. I even have one of the perfectly English brown betty tea pots, but I never put hot water in it first to heat it up before the step of actually making tea. I've tried the pre ritual, but I cannot tell the difference.

As for haggis, I've never had the opportunity to try it. I do think that most things would taste better with a good single malt whisky.