Allspice looks a lot like peppercorns or kaalimirch. But the taste is way different form them.
These are readily available at the general departmental or kirana store I believe. At least they are easily available in the south I can say for sure.
Why would people call a spice “AllSpice”?
There is a reason and that becomes obvious the minute you smell and taste it. Blend cardamom,cinnamon and nutmeg and that’s the sweet spot allspice hits.The smell and taste are very distinctive but remind you of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg.
As we here at The Great Indian Coffee Blog previously mentioned these spices go well with coffee. This means Allspice is purrffeeccctt for coffee.
Go buy some AllSpice and we will post how to go about making an AllSpice Coffee soon