Drug City, Dundalk’s Oldest Pharmacy, is Also a Destination for Whiskey Lovers

3/11/19

By J.M. Giordano, Baltimore Fishbowl

Dundalk is known for its cheesesteak subs at Captain Harvey’s, crabs on the waterfront at Dock of the Bay and, more recently, the fine beers at Key Brewing Co. But one of the best selections of whiskey in the area?

Well, there’s a store on North Point Road with more than 200 varietals of bourbon, rye and single malt, and it just so happens to be associated with Dundalk’s oldest operating pharmacy, Drug City.

Since buying Drug City in 2016, Dr. George Fotis, a Greektown native, has been quietly stocking the back shelves of the 65-year-old drug store with one of the most diverse selections of whiskies anywhere in the Baltimore area. Collectors and whiskey fans come from all over to snap up bottles of Pappy Van Winkle, a cult favorite; Nikka from Japan, and bottles that would make a bartender drool.

Asked to put a number on his stock, Fotis replies: “Your guess is as good as mine. I have no idea how many bottles we have down there.”

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