My golden setup uses, and will always use, 33ga Kanthal A and 400 SS Mesh wick.
Cotton wick is good on taste, but if you let it get dry one time, *poof* time to make a new wick. I can't remember the last time I made a new wick for any of my rebuildables. If the coil pops I rinse off the wick, wrap a new coil around it, and
vape on.