Drinking Coffee 101

Professor Schools Students On Finer Points Of Coffee Consumption

(CBS) 
Which brings the discussion of coffee to Indonesia. Food science professor Masssimo Marcone is the Indiana Jones of coffee. He came here in search of the legendary Kopi Luak bean, a coffee that sells for up to $600 a pound. To find it, first you have to locate an Indonesian Mongoose. Spot one and the coffee's right behind.

Hartman explains that the mongoose eats the coffee bean, digests it and then it is harvested for consumption.

A "crap-acino" if you will," Hartman jokes.

Massimo says once the beans are cleaned and roasted, they're perfectly safe and make the best coffee in the world, some say.

With much trepidation, Hartman attempts to drink the coffee. To his surprise, the drink tastes like, well, coffee.

While Hartman admits he cannot distinguish between expensive and cheap coffee beans, Ersky says most people can.

In fact, Ersky has found that in blind taste tests, pitting fancy brews against the more humble supermarket brands, folks almost always choose the cheapest one on the table.

And, of course, saving money is often the best buzz of all.