The co-founders of Ben & Jerry's launched a Bernie Sanders flavor

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published 25 January 2016

After talking a big game, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen finally revealed a limited edition Bernie Sanders ice cream flavor Monday. Called Bernie's Yearning, the pint features mint ice cream covered by a milk chocolate disk, designed to represent the economic gains of the 1 percent since the end of the recession.

Cohen worked with his co-founder, Jerry Greenfield, to make 40 pints in his kitchen, Politico reports. The result is meant to look like a Ben & Jerry's pint, but it technically isn't. The funding for the ice cream comes from Bernie Sanders' campaign, which has a contest going to hand out 25 of the pints.

The Vermont company immediately distanced itself from Cohen's creation:

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.